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Lethality Bioassay Using Artemia salina L.
Published on: October 11, 2022
Is stonefish Synanceia verrucosa envenomation potentially lethal?
C Maillaud1, T Hoang-Oppermann2, V Hoang-Oppermann2
1ISEA EA 7484, University of New Caledonia, P.O. Box R4, 98851, Noumea Cedex, New Caledonia.
Abstract:
Stonefish sting lethality in man has been scarcely documented since the middle of the 20th century. We report three clinical cases, including one fatality, emphasizing the cardiovascular toxicity of the Synanceia verrucosa venom, and its potentially lethal effects. All clinical data have been recently collected in New Caledonia and French Polynesia.
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