Scorpion stings hospitalise three children

21 July 2017

Morocco: Sting in the tail for rural kids. ProMED reports on 15 children from rural towns in and around Settat, a city situated between Rabat and Marrakech, who were stung by scorpions over a recent two day period – three of the children required treatment in an intensive care unit. The summer months are the peak time for the arthropods’ activity, with up to 2,500 reports of stings each year country-wide. Read more

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