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Deadly and venomous Lonomia caterpillars are more than the two usual suspects
Caterpillars of the Neotropical genus Lonomia (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) are responsible for some fatal envenomation of humans in South America inducing hemostatic disturbances in patients upon skin contact with the caterpillars’ spines. Currently, only two species have been reported to cause hemorr...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9949635/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36821543 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011063 |