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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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Autores principales: Jourdain, F., Girod, R., Vassal, J.M., Chandre, F., Lagneau, C., Fouque, F., Guiral, D., Raude, J., Robert, V.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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

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