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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/14931| Title: | First record of spider poisoning in the Maltese Islands |
| Authors: | Dandria, David Mahoney, Patrick |
| Keywords: | Spiders -- Malta Spider bites -- Malta Loxosceles -- Malta Poisonous spiders -- Venom |
| Issue Date: | 2002-12 |
| Publisher: | The Central Mediterranean Naturalist |
| Citation: | Dandria, D., Mahoney, P. (2002). First record of spider poisoning in the Maltese Islands. The Central Mediterranean Naturalist, 3(4), 173-175. |
| Abstract: | The first case of spider poisoning in the Maltese Islands, by Loxosceles rufescens (Family Sicariidae) is reported. A juvenile of the species caused a serious lesion, as well as systemic symptoms, in a male subject following a bite inflicted while the victim was asleep. The worldwide involvement of the genus Loxosceles in cases of envenomation, the status of L. rujescens in Europe and in the Maltese Islands and the victim's medical history following the bite are reviewed. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/14931 |
| Appears in Collections: | CMN, Volume 3, Part 4 CMN, Volume 3, Part 4 Scholarly Works - FacSciBio |
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