Scorpion Venom

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases define neglected tropical diseases as poverty-promoting infectious diseases that primarily occur in rural areas and poor urban areas of low-income and middle-income countries, but can also affect specific communities within high-income countries. Their impact on child health and development, pregnancy, and worker productivity, as well as their stigmatizing features, prevent equity and economic stability. Scorpion sting envenoming shares many of these features characterizing it as a neglected tropical disease where it disproportionately affects families in resource-poor regions of the world, which usually lack access to medical facilities and treatment.

This call for papers aims to highlight the breadth of scorpion envenoming within neglected populations. We welcome submissions including articles that deal with epidemiological, clinical, therapeutic, economical, social science or public policy studies in resource-poor locations.