Premolis semirufa (Walker, 1856) envenomation, disease affecting rubber tappers of the Amazon: searching for caterpillar-bristles toxic components.

Premolis semirufa (Walker, 1856) envenomation, disease affecting rubber tappers of the Amazon: searching for caterpillar-bristles toxic components.

BACKGROUND: The caterpillar of the moth Premolis semirufa (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae), commonly named Pararama, is endemic of the Amazon basin. Accidental contact with these caterpillar bristles causes local symptoms such as intense heat, pain, edema and itching which last for three to seven days; howe...

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Main Authors: Isadora Maria Villas-Boas, Rute Maria Gonçalves-de-Andrade, Giselle Pidde-Queiroz, Suely Lucia Muro Rais Assaf, Fernanda C V Portaro, Osvaldo A Sant'Anna, Carmen W van den Berg, Denise V Tambourgi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3289609?pdf=render

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