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The moth Hylesia metabus and French Guiana lepidopterism: centenary of a public health concern
The females of the moths Hylesia metabus have their abdomens covered by urticating hairs looking like micro-arrows and causing a puriginous dermatitis to humans known as “papillonite” in French Guiana and also called yellowtail moth dermatitis or Caripito itch. The densities of the moths show great...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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EDP Sciences
2012
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3671431/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22550622 http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2012192117 |