@article{fdi:010064613,
  title = {{D}angerous scorpion fauna of {M}ali},
  author = {{G}oyffon, {M}. and {D}abo, {A}. and {C}oulibaly, {S}. {K}. and {T}ogo, {G}. and {C}hippaux, {J}ean-{P}hilippe},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}lthough the main {M}alian scorpion species of medical interest, {A}ndroctonus amoreuxi, is responsible for severe envenomings and perhaps some deaths, it has hitherto been considered not dangerous for humans. {T}his population is located in the {S}aharian {N}orth-{E}astern regions of {M}ali where it is accompanied by {L}eiurus quinquestriatus, a well known dangerous species of the {S}ahara. {I}n the {G}ao district, divided by the {N}iger {R}iver, less desolate than the {T}essalit and {K}idal regions, one specimen of the dangerous species {A}ndroctonus australis was found. {T}o summarize, {M}ali harbors at least three dangerous scorpion species: {L}eiurus quinquestriatus, {A}ndroctonus amoreuxi and {A}. australis, the latter recently having been identified in {M}ali for the first time. {T}he absence of {A}ndroctonus aeneas is surprising in this context because it is found in neighboring countries ({A}lgeria, {N}iger) and should be detected by new surveys. {T}he possibility of preparing a single scorpion antivenom intended for {S}aharian and sub-{S}aharian populations is discussed.},
  keywords = {scorpions ; {M}ali ; dangerous species ; {A}ndroctonus sp. ; antivenom ; {MALI}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {V}enomous {A}nimals and {T}oxins {I}ncluding {T}ropical {D}iseases},
  volume = {18},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {361--368},
  ISSN = {1678-9199},
  year = {2012},
  DOI = {10.1590/{S}1678-91992012000400003},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010064613},
}