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Australian Scorpions

Little is known about scorpion stings in Australia, but evidence suggests that symptoms are usually limited to temporary pain at the sting site and occasional minor non-specific systemic symptoms. This is in contrast to some scorpion stings elsewhere in the world which are associated with life-threatening envenoming

  • Bothruiridae
  • Buthidae
  • Urodacidae

References

  • Isbister GK, Volschenk ES, Balit CR, Harvey MS. Australian scorpion stings: a prospective study of definitive stings. Toxicon 2003; 41:877-883.

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