Letter to the editor

Envenomation by caterpillars (erucism): proposal for simple pain relief treatment

Autologous or heterologous fibrin sealant scaffold: which is the better choice?

Phyllomedusa bicolor skin secretion and the Kambô ritual

Poisoning after ingestion of pufferfish in Brazil: report of 11 cases

Review article

Current challenges for confronting the public health problem of snakebite envenoming in Central America

A historical approach to scorpion studies with special reference to the 20 ^th and 21st centuries

Septic arthritis: immunopathogenesis, experimental models and therapy

Snake venom L-amino acid oxidases: an overview on their antitumor effects

Hump-nosed viper bite: an important but under-recognized cause of systemic envenoming

Thalassophryne nattereri fish venom: from the envenoming to the understanding of the immune system

Outbreaks of Ebola virus disease in Africa: the beginnings of a tragic saga

Original papers

Systemic effects induced by intralesional injection of ω-conotoxin MVIIC after spinal cord injury in rats

Purification and characterization of a hyaluronidase from venom of the spider Vitalius dubius (Araneae, Theraphosidae)

Preliminary assessment of Hedychium coronarium essential oil on fibrinogenolytic and coagulant activity induced by Bothrops and Lachesis snake venoms

Hepatotoxicity and oxidative stress induced byNaja haje crude venom

Identification of two novel cytolysins from the hydrozoan Olindias sambaquiensis (Cnidaria)

Comparative analysis of the venom proteome of four important Malaysian snake species

In vitro screening and evaluation of antivenom phytochemicals from Azima tetracantha Lam. leaves against Bungarus caeruleus and Vipera russelli

Association among H. pylori virulence markers dupA, cagA and vacA in Brazilian patients

Hematology and plasma biochemistry of wild-caught Indian cobra Naja naja (Linnaeus, 1758)

Clinical aspects of envenomation caused by Tityus obscurus (Gervais, 1843) in two distinct regions of Pará state, Brazilian Amazon basin: a prospective case series

Mild reproductive effects of the Tityus bahiensis scorpion venom in rats

Evaluation of canine and feline leishmaniasis by the association of blood culture, immunofluorescent antibody test and polymerase chain reaction

Epidemiology of bee stings in Campina Grande, Paraíba state, Northeastern Brazil

Leptospira spp. infection in sheep herds in southeast Brazil

Tracking false-negative results in molecular diagnosis: proposal of a triplex-PCR based method for leishmaniasis diagnosis

Gene polymorphism of interleukin 1 and 8 in chronic gastritis patients infected with Helicobacter pylori

Detection and identification of huwentoxin-IV interacting proteins by biotin-avidin chemistry combined with mass spectrometry

In vitro antibacterial effect of wasp (Vespa orientalis) venom

Molecular cloning of a hyaluronidase from Bothrops pauloensis venom gland

Molecular detection of Leishmania spp. in road-killed wild mammals in the Central Western area of the State of São Paulo, Brazil

Presynaptic neuromuscular action of a methanolic extract from the venom of Rhinella schneideri toad

Bioclimatic distribution and prevalence maps for Fasciola hepatica in Espírito Santo State, Brazil

Insecticidal activity of Leptodactylus knudseni and Phyllomedusa vaillantii crude skin secretions against the mosquitoes Anopheles darlingi and Aedes aegypti

Dose and time dependence of box jellyfish antivenom

Bufotenine is able to block rabies virus infection in BHK-21 cells

Scorpionism in Brazil in the years 2000 to 2012

Characterization of Leiurus abdullahbayrami (Scorpiones: Buthidae) venom: peptide profile, cytotoxicity and antimicrobial activity

Characteristics of hemolytic activity induced by the aqueous extract of the Mexican fire coral Millepora complanata

Antileishmanial and antitrypanosomal activity of the cutaneous secretion of Siphonops annulatus

Virulence factors and antibiotic resistance ofHelicobacter pylori isolated from raw milk and unpasteurized dairy products in Iran

Does the rattle of Crotalus durissus terrificusreveal its dietary history?

Case reports

A case of stings in humans caused by Sclerodermus sp. in Italy

Presumptive thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura following a hump-nosed viper (Hypnale hypnale) bite: a case report

Viper bites complicate chronic agrochemical nephropathy in rural Sri Lanka

Lepromatous leprosy and perianal tuberculosis: a case report and literature review

Importance of the association of molecular and immunological diagnosis in immunocompetent patient with Histoplasma capsulatum and Cryptoccocus neoformans infection: a case report

Infiltrated plaques resulting from an injury caused by the common octopus (Octopus vulgaris): a case report

Envenomation caused by Rhopalurus amazonicus Lourenço, 1986 (Scorpiones, Buthidae) in Pará State, Brazil

Massive attack by honeybees in a German shepherd dog: description of a fatal case and review of the literature

Short communications

Seroprevalence of flaviviruses antibodies in water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) in Brazilian Amazon

Diagnosis of arboviruses using indirect sandwich IgG ELISA in horses from the Brazilian Amazon

Kinetics of rabies antibodies as a strategy for canine active immunization

Detection of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in wild animals in Brazil

Anaphylactic shock following the bite of a wild Kayan slow loris (Nycticebus kayan): implications for slow loris conservation