@article{fdi:010064615,
  title = {{I}ncidence and severity of scorpion stings in {A}lgeria},
  author = {{L}aid, {Y}. and {B}outekdjiret, {L}. and {O}udjehane, {R}. and {L}araba-{D}jebari, {F}. and {H}ellal, {H}. and {G}uerinik, {M}. and {G}riene, {L}. and {A}lamir, {B}. and {M}erad, {R}. and {C}hippaux, {J}ean-{P}hilippe},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}corpion stings are a public health problem in the {M}aghreb region. {I}n {A}lgeria, epidemiological data were collected over the past twenty years by the {A}lgerian health authorities. {T}his study is an analysis of morbidity and mortality data collected from 2001 to 2010. {A}nnual incidence and mortality due to scorpion envenoming were 152 +/- 3.6 stings and 0.236 +/- 0.041 deaths per 100,000 people (95% {CI}), respectively. {T}he risk of being stung by a scorpion was dramatically higher in southern areas and central highlands due to environmental conditions. {I}ncidence of envenoming was especially higher in the adult population, and among young males. {I}n contrast, mortality was significantly higher among children under 15 years, particularly ages 1-4. {U}pper limbs were more often affected than lower limbs. {M}ost stings occurred at night, indoors and during the summer. {D}ata collected since 2001 showed a reduction of mortality by nearly 50%, suggesting that the medical care defined by the national anti-scorpion project is bearing fruit.},
  keywords = {scorpion ; stings ; envenoming ; deaths ; epidemiology ; management ; {A}lgeria ; {ALGERIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {V}enomous {A}nimals and {T}oxins {I}ncluding {T}ropical {D}iseases},
  volume = {18},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {399--410},
  ISSN = {1678-9199},
  year = {2012},
  DOI = {10.1590/{S}1678-91992012000400008},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010064615},
}