Jellyfish (Chrysaora lactea, Cnidaria, Semaeostomeae) aggregations in southern Brazil and consequences of stings in humans

dc.contributor.authorMarques, Antonio C.
dc.contributor.authorHaddad, Vidal [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorRodrigo, Lenora
dc.contributor.authorMarques-da-Silva, Emanuel
dc.contributor.authorMorandini, Andre C.
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade de São Paulo (USP)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributor.institutionSuperintendência de Vigilância em Saúde
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-03T15:27:37Z
dc.date.available2015-11-03T15:27:37Z
dc.date.issued2014-11-01
dc.description.abstractThe frequency of jellyfish blooms is generating a world-wide discussion about medusae population explosions, mainly those associated with stings. We report over 20,000 envenomations caused by Chrysaora lactea (Scyphozoa) in the State of Paranaa (southern Brazil) during the austral summer of 2011-2012. Envenomations were considered mild, but almost 600 cases were treated in emergency services, with either toxic and allergic reactions, some with systemic manifestations. We proposed non-exclusive hypotheses to explain this large number of cases.en
dc.description.affiliationDepartamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo Rua do Matão, Trav. 14, Nº101, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo, SP, 05508-090, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationCentro de Biologia Marinha, Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationDepartamento de Vigilância em Saúde Ambiental, Superintendência de Vigilância em Saúde Secretaria de Estado da Saúde do Paraná, PR, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnespDepartamento de Dermatologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista Rua Dr. José Barbosa de Barros 1780, Vila dos Lavradores, Botucatu, SP, 18610-307, Brazil.
dc.description.sponsorshipConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)
dc.description.sponsorshipIdCNPq: 304720/2009-7
dc.description.sponsorshipIdCNPq: 562143/2010-6
dc.description.sponsorshipIdCNPq: 563106/2010-7
dc.description.sponsorshipIdCNPq: 564945/2010-2
dc.description.sponsorshipIdCNPq: 301039/20135
dc.description.sponsorshipIdCNPq: 458555/2013-4
dc.description.sponsorshipIdFAPESP: 2003/02432-3
dc.description.sponsorshipIdFAPESP: 2004/09961-4
dc.description.sponsorshipIdFAPESP: 2010/50174-7
dc.description.sponsorshipIdFAPESP: 2011/50242-5
dc.description.sponsorshipIdFAPESP: 2013/504 84-4
dc.format.extent1194-1199
dc.identifierhttp://www.lajar.cl/resumen_en.php?cod=20141126143547&id=66
dc.identifier.citationLatin American Journal Of Aquatic Research. Valparaiso: Univ Catolica De Valparaiso, v. 42, n. 5, p. 1194-1199, 2014.
dc.identifier.doi10.3856/vol42-issue5-fulltext-23
dc.identifier.issn0718-560X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/129895
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000347406200023
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherUniv Catolica De Valparaiso
dc.relation.ispartofLatin American Journal Of Aquatic Research
dc.relation.ispartofjcr0.482
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso restrito
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectChrysaora lacteaen
dc.subjectScyphozoaen
dc.subjectJellyfishen
dc.subjectEnvenomationen
dc.subjectPublic healthen
dc.subjectStingsen
dc.subjectParanaen
dc.subjectBrazilen
dc.titleJellyfish (Chrysaora lactea, Cnidaria, Semaeostomeae) aggregations in southern Brazil and consequences of stings in humansen
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.rightsHolderUniv Catolica De Valparaiso
unesp.author.orcid0000-0003-3747-8748[5]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-2884-0541[1]
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Faculdade de Medicina, Botucatupt

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