@article{fdi:010065992, title = {{L}atrodectism in {N}ew {C}aledonia : first report of presumed redback spider ({L}atrodectus hasselti) envenomation}, author = {{M}aillaud, {C}. and {J}ourdan, {H}erv{\'e} and {W}inkel, {K}. and {A}rnaud, {G}. and {L}afforgue, {P}. and {D}urand, {F}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{W}e describe a recent case of presumed redback spider ({L}atrodectus hasselti) envenomation observed near {N}oumea in {N}ew {C}aledonia. {T}his is the first local reported case in this archipelago, where {L}. hasselti is {C}urrently considered a native species. {W}e highlight the challenge of providing appropriate analgesia in this situation and believe that the use of specific redback spider antivenom should be considered in {N}ew {C}aledonia.}, keywords = {{L}atrodectus ; latrodectism ; redback spider ; black widow ; envenomation ; antivenom ; {N}ew {C}aledonia}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{W}ilderness and {E}nvironmental {M}edicine}, volume = {20}, numero = {4}, pages = {339--343}, ISSN = {1080-6032}, year = {2009}, DOI = {10.1580/1080-6032-020.004.0339}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010065992}, }