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Latrodectism in New Caledonia: First Report of Presumed Redback Spider (Latrodectus hasselti) Envenomation
- Source :
- ResearcherID
- Publication Year :
- 2009
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2009.
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Abstract
- We describe a recent case of presumed redback spider (Latrodectus hasselti) envenomation observed near Noumea in New Caledonia. This is the first local reported case in this archipelago, where L. hasselti is Currently considered a native species. We highlight the challenge of providing appropriate analgesia in this situation and believe that the use of specific redback spider antivenom should be considered in New Caledonia.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Antivenom
Zoology
Introduced species
Latrodectus
Clonazepam
Toxicology
Redback spider
New Caledonia
Spider Bites
redback spider
Latrodectism
medicine
Animals
Humans
Envenomation
Tramadol
Acetaminophen
Analgesics
antivenom
envenomation
biology
black widow
Spider bites
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Spiders
medicine.disease
biology.organism_classification
Emergency Medicine
Redback spider antivenom
latrodectism
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 10806032
- Volume :
- 20
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Wilderness & Environmental Medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....274f88f9e5459dae820b0c84778884fd