Open AccessStudy on Distribution of Scorpions to Provide Prevention and Interventions in Combating Scorpionism in Poldokhta r Count y , Lorestan Provinc e , Ira n
Author(s) -
Mansour Nazari,
Rastgar Hassan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/22759.8960
Subject(s) - buthidae , scorpion , geography , fauna , demography , biology , veterinary medicine , medicine , ecology , venom , sociology
Scorpions are arthropods of medical importance classified in the class Arachnida, inhabiting hot and dry environments. All scorpions have a venomous sting and several thousand people die each year from scorpion stings, but this mortality is due to the venom of about 25 species located in northern Africa, the Middle East, India, Mexico and parts of South America. Poldokhtar County belongs to one of the southern cities of Lorestan Province, providing suitable habitats for many different species of scorpions due to its specific climatic conditions.