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"Mass campaign for the collection of living scorpions in the homes.At the moment they will be received at the former Children's Hospital, Boulevard Gálvez at 1563, 1st floor ".The novelty was shared in the last hours through social networks and immediately called attention.Will the order be real?It is.It is a request from the Malbrán Institute that is the one that elaborates antitoxins that allow to treat people, especially girls and boys, who were chopped by a scorpion and develop moderate to severe paintings.

Víctor Tramontin is veterinarian and integrates the provincial vector control and province team.In dialogue with La Litoral, he explained what this campaign consists of and what are the collections that must be taken when "capturing" a living specimen of Alacrán.

"The objective is to receive living scorpions that we then send to Malbrán (in Buenos Aires) where they get the toxin from which the anti -scorpionic serum is done," said the professional.

"The Malbrán made an order to the provinces to which the serum sends to facilitate, in turn, the arrival of living scorpions," he contributed.

All precautions

At this point it is essential to know how to capture a scorpion at home."The task must be done with all precautions," said Tramontin.

"As a first measure you don't have to grab it directly with your hands".The rest of the tips are published on the official zoonosis page:

- Have hands with gloves to avoid being chopped.

- Manipulate the scorpion with some object that puts distance with the body (palita, broom, stick, rod, etc..)

- Introduce the scorpion into a glass or plastic bottle.The bottle is placed on the specim.

- Moisten a bit of cotton with water and leave it at the bottom of the bottle: they are specimens that need liquid to survive.

- Close the bottle tightly with a thread lid.If you doubt the effectiveness of the closure to encint the junction of the lid and the bottle.

- Perform small perforations on the lid.

- Send to the Zoonosis and Vectors program of the province of Santa Fe (BV.Gálvez 1563 1st floor) with the data of origin and some telephone contact.

- Keep in mind that scorpions that have been fumigated or sprinkled with some chemical or biological product or those who died cannot be sent.

Prevention

All these actions are necessary when a scorpion is at home.But there are also ways to prevent them from entering, especially at this time (of higher temperature) in which they are more activity.

To do this, it is advised not to leave clothes lying on the floor, shake the footwear before placing it above all if they are girls and boys, place a burlet or some other mechanism to seal the doors of the house they give abroad and be special careWith the grilles and drains of the kitchen and bathroom.

To do this, it is recommended to place a metal fabric or a convoluted in grids.If none of these options are possible, grids can be lined with an average of a woman (nylon socks) that will allow the water to pass but not to enter the spoices for housing.

If a person is still chopped, it is recommended to attend the Cullen hospital (if he is an adult) or to the Orlando Aassia hospital if they are children under 14, to evaluate the treatment to follow.

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