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Spatial Distribution of Medically Important Scorpions in North West of Iran.
Bavani, Mulood Mohammadi; Rafinejad, Javad; Hanafi-Bojd, Ahmad Ali; Oshaghi, Mohammad Ali; Navidpour, Shahrokh; Dabiri, Farrokh; Badakhshan, Mehdi; Ghorbani, Esmaeil; Bagheri, Masoomeh.
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  • Bavani MM; Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Rafinejad J; Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Hanafi-Bojd AA; Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Oshaghi MA; Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Navidpour S; Razi Reference Laboratory of Scorpion Research, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization, Karaj, Iran.
  • Dabiri F; Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
  • Badakhshan M; Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
  • Ghorbani E; Disease Control Unit, Sareyn Health Center, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Sareyn, Iran.
  • Bagheri M; Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
J Arthropod Borne Dis ; 11(3): 371-382, 2017 Sep.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29322054
BACKGROUND: Scorpions are one of the most important medical arthropods in Iran. This study aimed to determine the fauna, spatial distribution and some morphological characteristics of these venomous arthropods in the study area. METHODS: Scorpions were collected using Ultra Violet light, rock rolling and digging methods in West Azerbaijan, East Azerbaijan, and Ardabil Provinces during 2015-2016. The specimens were preserved in 75% ethyl alcohol and transferred to the laboratory for species identification and morphological studies. RESULTS: Distribution maps were produced using ArcGIS 10.3. Totally, 368 specimens from two families of Buthidae (97.1%) and Scorpionidae (2.99%) were collected and identified as Mesobuthus eupeus (80.16%), Androctonus crassicauda (10.60%), M. caucasicus (4.89%), Hottentotta saulcyi (1.35%) and Scorpio maurus (2.99%). CONCLUSION: The presence of medically important species, including the deadly black one in northwestern Iran requires health educational and control programs for reduction of these public health problems.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies Idioma: En Revista: J Arthropod Borne Dis Año: 2017 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Irán Pais de publicación: Irán
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies Idioma: En Revista: J Arthropod Borne Dis Año: 2017 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Irán Pais de publicación: Irán