In Mexico, probably hundreds of thousands of stings by centruroides scorpions occur each year. Similar numbers of cases occur in other areas where scorpions are endemic (e.g., in Tunisia 2 and other ...

Clinically significant scorpion envenomation by Centruroides sculpturatus produces a dramatic neuromotor syndrome and respiratory insufficiency that often necessitate intensive supportive care. We ...

May 15, 2009 — Results of a new randomized trial show that a scorpion-specific F(ab') 2 antivenom rapidly resolved the clinical neuromotor syndrome and respiratory insufficiency associated with ...

The FDA says it has approved Anascorp as the first specific treatment to counteract the sometimes dangerous or even fatal effects of stings by venomous centruroides scorpions. The federal agency says ...

The FDA has approved Anascorp (Centruroides immune F(ab) 2 injection; Rare Disease Therapeutics), an antivenom, for the treatment of scorpion stings by Centruroides scorpions. This approval was based ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Anascorp, the first specific treatment for a scorpion sting by Centruroides scorpions in the United States. Venomous scorpions in the U.S. are ...