Scorpionism by Hemiscorpius spp. in Iran: a review

Abstract Scorpions are distributed throughout Iran and the genus Hemiscorpius is particularly important in this region. Hemiscorpius lepturus is the most significant species within the genus in the country. Since scorpionism provoked by Hemiscorpius comprises a medical emergency, the present study i...

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Main Authors: Rouhullah Dehghani, Fatemeh Kamiabi, Malihe Mohammadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SciELO 2018-05-01
Series:Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992018000100204&lng=en&tlng=en