Post-traumatic phenomena secondary to snakebite envenomation: a psychiatric clinical perspective

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  Post-traumatic phenomena secondary to snakebite envenomation: a psychiatric clinical perspective Abstract Snakebite envenomation represents a major global public health concern. Beyond physical outcomes suffered by the patients, studies have documented significant psychiatric and psychological sequelae. Consequently, there is an urgent need to document and intervene the psychiatric/psychological sequelae of snakebite envenomation alongside the clinical assessment. This work presents a narrative review of the psychiatric consequences described in snakebites in several settings. In addition, it addresses the screening/detection actions focused on Post-Traumatic Phenomena from a psychiatric perspective that are useful in general and specialized medicine settings in snakebite envenomation. Millán-González, R., & Gutiérrez, J. M. (2026). Post-traumatic phenomena secondary to snakebite envenomation: A psychiatric clinical perspective. Toxicon , 109117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tox...

On the genus Paccius (Araneae, Trachelidae) in Madagascar: two new species, redescriptions, and a key to the species

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On the genus Paccius (Araneae, Trachelidae) in Madagascar: two new species, redescriptions, and a key to the species

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The Malagasy and Seychellois endemic dark sac spider genus Paccius Simon, 1898 is a putatively highly diverse radiation of trachelids that is currently very poorly known. Here, we describe two new species based on recently collected specimens in Madagascar: P. haddadi sp. nov., from the dry forests of the north-west, and P. mahimborondro sp. nov., from rainforests in the far north. We also redescribe P. madagascariensis (Simon, 1889) and P. mucronatus Simon, 1898, species previously described without illustrations, and provide the first key to the species of the genus.

Pett, B.L., Escobar-Toledo, J. & Ferreira, E. (2025) On the genus Paccius (Araneae, Trachelidae) in Madagascar: two new species, redescriptions, and a key to the species. Zootaxa, 5716 (2), 257–267. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5716.2.5