Background: Scorpionism is a public health problem in some provinces in Iran. The present study aimed to assess the clinical manifestations of scorpion envenomation in Shiraz and determine a clinical severity grading for Iranian scorpion envenomation in order to suggest a treatment guideline for emergency physicians.    Methods: In this analytic retrospective stu...

Information regarding bacterial diseases in Cuvier’s beaked whale (CBW, Ziphius cavirostris) is scattered and mostly incomplete. This report describes a case of septicemia by Morganella morganii juvenile male CBW with concurrent renal crassicaudiasis. The animal stranded along the Ligurian coastline (Italy) underwent systematic post-mortem examination to determine cause death. Histopathology sh...

Morphometrical study of Iranobuthus krali (Kovarik,1997) is given on the basis of 6 specimens collected from Fars province,Southern IranThe specimens was captured by forceps under UV light during field studies in this province.Iranobuthus is easily distinguished from Compsobuthus Vachon,1949 by it's size and it differs from genera Androctonus Hemprich & Ehremberg, 1828 Hottentotta and Mesobut...