Premolis semirufa (Walker, 1856) Envenomation, Disease Affecting Rubber Tappers of the Amazon: Searching for Caterpillar-Bristles Toxic Components

BACKGROUND: The caterpillar of the moth Premolis semirufa (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae), commonly named Pararama, is endemic of the Amazon basin. Accidental contact with these caterpillar bristles causes local symptoms such as intense heat, pain, edema and itching which last for three to seven days; howe...

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Autores principales: Villas-Boas, Isadora Maria, Gonçalves-de-Andrade, Rute Maria, Pidde-Queiroz, Giselle, Assaf, Suely Lucia Muro Rais, Portaro, Fernanda C. V., Sant'Anna, Osvaldo A., van den Berg, Carmen W., Tambourgi, Denise V.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3289609/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22389740
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001531

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