Occurrence of scorpion sting and associated factors in a highly marginalized municipality in Guerrero, Mexico: A cross-sectional study.

• Main Authors: Blanca Estela Trinidad-Porfirio (Author), Arcadio Morales-Pérez (Author), Elizabeth Nava-Aguilera (Author), Miguel Flores-Moreno (Author), Liliana Morales-Nava (Author), Jaime García-Leyva (Author), Rufino Silva-Domínguez (Author), Antonio Juan Cortés-Guzmán (Author), Ildefonso Fernández-Salas (Author), Neil Andersson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Scorpion sting is a neglected public health problem, despite a global estimate of 1.2 million scorpion stings and some 3,250 deaths annually.<h4>Methods</h4>This cross-sectional study estimates the occurrence of scorpion stings and identifies associated fac...