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Table 5 Regional incidence and mortality (per 100,000 population) according to the zoological groups

From: Epidemiology of envenomations by terrestrial venomous animals in Brazil based on case reporting: from obvious facts to contingencies

Region

Population (2010)

Snake

Scorpion

Spider

Bee

Caterpillar

Inc.

Mort.

Inc.

Mort.

Inc.

Mort.

Inc.

Mort.

Inc.

Mort.

North

7,689,052

56.1

0.29

16.7

0.04

2.9

5 · 10−3

0.6

4 · 10−3

0.3

0

Norteast

18,601,238

14.3

0.09

46.9

0.07

1.2

5 · 10−3

2.8

0.01

0.3

10−3

Southeast

49,004,779

7.9

0.02

23.3

0.04

5.3

0.01

10.1

0.03

4.2

10−3

Central-West

6,106,153

21.3

0.11

15.4

0.03

2.3

3 · 10−3

10.1

2 · 10−3

0.3

0

South

10,003,683

10.2

0.02

4.2

10−3

52.6

0.06

15.7

0.05

14.9

0.01