Hand injuries in a human caused by a South American porcupine (ouriço-cacheiro)

Human injuries caused by South American porcupines (in Portuguese, ouriço-cacheiro) are rare. This study reports severe hand injuries provoked by the body spines of the animal in a human and discusses the circumstances involved in the accident, with emphasis on environmental factors.(AU)

Hand injuries in a human caused by a South American porcupine (ouriço-cacheiro)

Human injuries caused by South American porcupines (in Portuguese, ouriço-cacheiro) are rare. This study reports severe hand injuries provoked by the body spines of the animal in a human and discusses the circumstances involved in the accident, with emphasis on environmental factors.

[Current immunologic and molecular data on the epidemiology of histoplasmosis in Morelos, Mexico]. / Actualidades inmunológicas y moleculares sobre la epidemiología de la histoplasmosis en Morelos, México.

The aim of the present paper was to analyze current data distribution of systemic mycosis, i.e. histoplasmosis, in the state of Morelos, Mexico. Data were collected based on immunoepidemiologic studies and preliminary molecular-epidemiologic results. The occupational activities of the rural population exposed to risk of infection, findings on genetic polymorphisms, and spread of the causative agent in nature were considered. These will be processed to propose criteria for establishing the prevalence of this mycosis in Morelos and to elaborate an epidemiologic map of the state.