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In a survey among the pygmies of central Democratic Republic of Congo, the incidence of scorpion stings seemed very high with a severity greater than expected. Species responsible were not identified. Specific studies are needed to clarify the risk emerging in the equatorial African forest.
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... It is also present in South Africa. Although long unknown in central Africa, the Kinshasa Antivenom Center team observed that the incidence and severity of scorpion stings were also important in the center of the Congolese forest, Democratic Republic of Congo, requiring extensive studies (15). ...
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