Tityus serrulatus (Ts) is the main scorpion species of medical importance in Brazil. Ts venom
is composed of several compounds such as mucus, inorganic salts, lipids, amines …

Scorpion envenomation is a serious health problem in tropical and subtropical zones. The
access to scorpion antivenom is sometimes limited in availability and specificity. The …

Objective To identify areas that present a higher risk of exposure to accidents with scorpions
in Brazil. Methods We used techniques of spatial prioritisation to determine the most …

In Brazil, the scorpion species responsible for most severe incidents belong to the Tityus
genus and, among this group, T. serrulatus, T. bahiensis, T. stigmurus and T. obscurus are …

Tityus cisandinus, a neglected medically important scorpion in Ecuadorian and Peruvian
Amazonia, belongs to a complex of species related to the eastern Amazon endemic Tityus …

Scorpionism has a high incidence rate in Brazil. It is considered a serious public health
problem mainly in tropical and subtropical regions around the world. The number of …

Current predictions about the responses of species to climate change strongly rely on
projecting altered environmental conditions on their distributions. In this study, we …

Scorpion sting envenomations (SSE) are feared by the intense pain that they produce in
victims. Pain from SSE is triggered mainly by the presence of neurotoxins in the scorpion …

The soluble venom from the scorpion Tityus metuendus was characterized by various
methods. In vivo experiments with mice showed that it is lethal. Extended …

Hyaluronidases (HYALs) are enzymes ubiquitously found in venoms from diverse animals
and seem to be related to venom spreading. HYAL activity might be important to Tityus spp …