First report of the medically significant Argentine scorpion Tityus carrilloi (Buthidae) in Paraguay: Epidemiological implications amid rising regional scorpionism

IF 2.6 4区医学 Q2 PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY

Toxicon Pub Date : 2025-06-11 DOI:10.1016/j.toxicon.2025.108456

Adolfo Borges , Camilo Caballero , Antonieta Rojas de Arias , Paul Smith , Matthew Owen , Aya Nishi , Yasmine Maluff , Tatiana Wieczorko

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Abstract

We report the first record of the medically important scorpion Tityus carrilloi in Paraguay, from the metropolitan area of Encarnación, Itapúa Department, near the Argentine border. Known for causing severe and fatal envenomings across northern Argentina, the presence of this species in southeastern Paraguay highlights the risk of cross-border dispersion. Along with the regional spread of the Brazilian Tityus serrulatus, this finding has significant epidemiological implications and underscores the urgent need for improved surveillance, diagnostics, and coordinated public health responses in Paraguay and neighboring countries, within the evolving landscape of scorpionism in southern South America.

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巴拉圭医学上重要的阿根廷蝎（蝎科）的首次报告：在上升的区域蝎病中的流行病学意义。

我们报告在巴拉圭靠近阿根廷边境的Itapúa省Encarnación市区首次发现具有重要医学意义的天蝎。众所周知，这一物种在阿根廷北部造成严重和致命的毒害，在巴拉圭东南部的存在凸显了跨界扩散的风险。随着巴西蝎蛉的区域传播，这一发现具有重要的流行病学意义，并强调了在南美洲南部不断变化的蝎蛉环境中，巴拉圭及其邻国迫切需要改进监测、诊断和协调公共卫生反应。

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Toxicon 医学-毒理学

CiteScore

4.80

自引率

10.70%

发文量

358

审稿时长

68 days

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