Carybdea marsupialis (Cubozoa) in the Mediterranean Sea: The first case of a sting causing cutaneous and systemic manifestations
| Contribuinte(s) |
Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Ecología Gestión de Ecosistemas y de la Biodiversidad (GEB) |
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| Data(s) |
06/05/2014
06/05/2014
28/08/2014
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| Resumo |
A woman stung by the box jellyfish Carybdea marsupialis (Cnidaria, Cubozoa) at a Spanish Mediterranean beach, showed systemic manifestations over several months (pain far from the inoculation point, arthralgia, paresthesia, hyperesthesia, increase of eosinophils and IgE) in addition to the skin condition. This research was carried out under contract LIFE 08 NAT ES 0064 (to CB, JMG and VF) co-financed by the European Commission (www.cubomed.eu), the Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente, Fundación Biodiversidad and the Dirección General del Agua of the Regional Government of Valencia. |
| Identificador |
Journal of Travel Medicine. 2014, In Press. doi:10.1111/jtm.12153 1195-1982 (Print) 1708-8305 (Online) http://hdl.handle.net/10045/36920 10.1111/jtm.12153 A7320406 |
| Idioma(s) |
eng |
| Publicador |
Wiley |
| Relação |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jtm.12153 |
| Direitos |
© International Society of Travel Medicine info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Palavras-Chave | #Carybdea #Cubozoa #Jellyfish #Ecología |
| Tipo |
info:eu-repo/semantics/preprint |
