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Human exposure to larvae of processionary moths in France: study of symptomatic cases registered by the French poison control centres between 2012 and 2019 by Pauline Vasseur; Sandra Sinno-Tellier; Jérôme Rousselet; Jérôme Langrand; Alain Roques; Juliette Bloch; Magali Labadie is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Context: Contact with the setae of larvae (caterpillars) of pine or oak processionary moths could induce urticarial or allergic reactions in humans. these species are present in france and presently expanding towards highly populated areas due to climate change and/or human-mediated translocations. we aimed to describe the symptomatic cases of exposure to processionary larvae in france. ## Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of symptomatic cases of exposure to processionary larvae registered by the french poison control centres between 1 january 2012 and 31 july 2019. we reviewed all medical records coded with the agent "larvae". ## Results: Of the 1274 included cases, 59% and 27% corresponded to pine and oak processionary larvae, respectively; the 14% remaining cases concerned unspecified processionary larvae. while the annual number of cases due to pine processionary larvae fluctuated during the study period, cases associated with oak processionary larvae increased steadily. most of the annual cases occurred between january and may for pine processionary larvae, and april and august for oak processionary larvae (with a peak in march or june, respectively). among the 10
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- Author
- Pauline Vasseur; Sandra Sinno-Tellier; Jérôme Rousselet; Jérôme Langrand; Alain Roques; Juliette Bloch; Magali Labadie
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2022
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)