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T1 First report of the medically significant Argentine scorpion Tityus carrilloi (Buthidae) in Paraguay: epidemiological implications amid rising regional scorpionism
A1 Borges Strauss, Adolfo
A1 Caballero, Camilo
A1 Rojas de Arias, Gladys Antonieta
A1 Smith, Paul David
A1 Owen, Matthew
A1 Nishii Encina, Eliane Aya
A1 Maluff Ladan, Yasmine
A1 Wieczorko Barán, Tatiana
A2 Centro para el Desarrollo de la Investigación Científica
AB We report the first record of the medically important scorpion Tityus carrilloi in Paraguay, from the metropolitan area of Encarnación, Itapúa Department, near the Argentine border. Known for causing severe and fatal envenomings across northern Argentina, the presence of this species in southeastern Paraguay highlights the risk of cross-border dispersion. Along with the regional spread of the Brazilian Tityus serrulatus, this finding has significant epidemiological implications and underscores the urgent need for improved surveillance, diagnostics, and coordinated public health responses in Paraguay and neighboring countries, within the evolving landscape of scorpionism in southern South America.
PB Elsevier
SN 0041-0101
YR 2025
FD 2025-06-11
LK http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14066/4620
UL http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14066/4620
LA eng
NO Borges, A., Caballero, C., Rojas de Arias, A., Smith, P., Owen, M., Nishi, A., Maluff, Y., & Wieczorko, T. (2025). First report of the medically significant Argentine scorpion Tityus carrilloi (Buthidae) in Paraguay: epidemiological implications amid rising regional scorpionism. Toxicon, 264, Article 108456.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2025.108456
NO Corresponding author. Adolfo Borges. Universidad Americana, Asunción, Paraguay. borges.adolfo@gmail.com.
NO Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología
DS MINDS@UW
RD 04-sep-2026