title: [Occurrence of accidents caused by Lonomia obliqua Walker, in the State of Paraná between 1989 and 2001].
abstract: The present article aimed to show the distribution of accidents involving the caterpillar Lonomia obliqua, Walker, 1855, in the State of Paraná between 1989 and 2001. The data were obtained from the Environmental Health Department of Paraná. The information collected was mapped using the Arcview program, and maps of the seasonal occurrence of accidents were generated. This seasonality was correlated with the insects life cycle and summer was shown to be the period with greatest incidence of accidents. The greatest concentrations occurred in the central-southern, southeastern and southwestern regions of the State.
authors.affiliation: Setor de Ciências da Terra, Departamento de Geografia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR.
authors.forename: Claudia Moreira
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: Inês Moresco
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Danni-Oliveira
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001180:Arthropod Venoms / Q000633:toxicity*; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D009036:Moths; D012307:Risk Factors; D012621:Seasons
chemical_list: D001180:Arthropod Venoms