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An Anti-serum for Scorpion Venom

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

Charles Todd
Charles Todd
Affiliation:
Bacteriologist, Public Health Department, Egyptian Government
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Many deaths occur every year in Egypt as the result of scorpion sting. These deaths are practically confined to Cairo and Upper Egypt, and are almost entirely among children. Unfortunately, owing to local conditions, it is almost impossible to obtain really accurate figures for this mortality, but some idea may be formed from the statistics given below of some of the larger towns.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 9 , Issue 1 , April 1909 , pp. 69 - 85
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1909

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