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Blister beetle induced keratoconjunctivitis
TNOA Journal of Ophthalmic Science and Research, 2023 Blister beetle-induced keratoconjunctivitis is the rarest presentation. Blister beetle also known as Rove beetle, belongs to the class insecta and order – coleoptera.[1] The species paedrussabeus which is also called as Nairobi fly is easily recognized ...
Shanmathi Shanmugam +1 more
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Draft Genome of a Blister Beetle Mylabris aulica [PDF]
Frontiers in Genetics, 2020 Mylabris aulica is a widely distributed blister beetle of the Meloidae family. It has the ability to synthesize a potent defensive secretion that includes cantharidin, a toxic compound used to treat many major illnesses.
De-Long Guan +7 more
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Ecosphere, 2016 Whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) forests in the western United States have been adversely affected by an exotic pathogen (Cronartium ribicola, causal agent of white pine blister rust), insect outbreaks (Dendroctonus ponderosae, mountain pine beetle ...
Erin Shanahan +2 more
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Biomolecules, 2022 Protease inhibitors are widely studied since the unrestricted activity of proteases can cause extensive organ lesions. In particular, elastase activity is involved in the pathophysiology of acute lung injury, for example during SARS-CoV-2 infection ...
Emiliano Fratini +2 more
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Ecology and EvolutionThe insect olfactory system relies on a sophisticated repertoire of olfactory‐related proteins to enable precise odor detection and subsequent signal transduction. Their expression and regulation are crucial for mediating communication between themselves
Feng Zhou +9 more
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Animals, 2021 True blister beetles (genus Epicauta, family Meloidae) produce cantharidin, which can cause toxicosis in humans and animals. Some recent reports suggest that poisoning by the blister beetle has occurred in the Mediterranean part of Slovenia, which has ...
Breda Jakovac-Strajn +5 more
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Striped Blister Beetle, Epicauta vittata (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Meloidae)
EDIS, 2004 The striped blister beetle, Epicauta vittata (Fabricius), is a native species. It has been collected from all eastern states west to, and including, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma. In Canada it is known from Quebec and Ontario.
John L. Capinera
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Blistering Beetle Dermatitis: An Outbreak [PDF]
Medical Journal Armed Forces India, 2006 Blister beetles, which are abundant in Madhya Pradesh and Punjab cause peculiar skin lesions. We came across large number of such cases.This descriptive study comprised 46 cases of Blistering beetle dermatitis who presented to skin OPD, over a period of one month from 17 April to 15 May 2002.All cases belonged to one company of soldiers deployed near ...
Col Rajesh, Verma, Sunil, Agarwal
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Blister Beetle Dermatitis Outbreaks in Mali
Military Medicine, 2022 ABSTRACTIntroductionMeloidae are distributed in temperate and arid regions but are also common in subtropical and tropical savannahs. These insects contain cantharidin, a vesicant substance that can cause poisoning by ingestion and dermatitis by direct contact.Material and MethodsWe describe recurrent Meloidae-related dermatitis outbreaks and their ...
Velut, Guillaume +8 more
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BMC Genomics, 2020 Background More than 2500 species belong to the Meloidae family (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea), members of which produce the potent defensive blistering agent cantharidin and are commonly known as blister beetles or Spanishflies.
Yuan-Ming Wu +2 more
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