Epidemiology of Scorpion Envenoming in the Prefecture of Figuig, Morocco
Arshive of SID Winter 2019, Volume 9, Number 1 Research Paper: Epidemiology of Scorpion Envenoming in the Prefecture of Figuig, Morocco Rida Elyamani1* , Abdelmajid Soulaymani1 , Zineb Serheir2 1. Laboratory of Genetics and Biometry, Faculty of Sciences, The University of Ibn-Tofail, Kenitra, Morocco. 2. Laboratory of Medical Informatics, Department of Social Medicine and Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Casablanca, Morocco. Use your device to scan and read the article online Citation: Elyamani R, Soulaymani A, Serheir Z. Epidemiology of Scorpion Envenoming in the Prefecture of Figuig, Mo- rocco. International Journal of Medical Toxicology and Forensic Medicine. 2019; 9(1):17-24. : A B S T R A C T Background: Scorpion stings are a public health problem in Morocco. Many studies have Article info: been conducted in various geographic locations to explore this problem. In this context, this is Received: 05 Aug 2018 the first study aims to provide an epidemiological analysis of scorpion stings in the prefecture First Revision:02 Sep 2018 of Figuig, Morocco between 2009 and 2017. Accepted: 02 Dec 2018 Methods: This is a retrospective study providing an epidemiological analysis of scorpion Published: 01 Jan 2019 stings over 9 years. The data comprised the number of cases collected each month, their origin, and clinical outcomes. The data were transferred to Microsoft Office Excel and the statistical analysis describing means, standard deviations and frequencies, was performed using the program Epi info 6. Results: Over 9 years, there have been 1485 accidents recorded with sex ratio (M:F) as 1:1. The average incidence recorded is 127.62 per 100000 inhabitants per year.
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