State Health Department of Yucatan Servicios de Salud de Yucatán (SSY) has announced there have been reports of the presence of the spider “latrodectus mactans” better known as “Black Widow spider”, in several Yucatecan communities including Valladolid and Tizimín. The appearance of this spider in Yucatan has been documented since 2012
Authorities recommend that in the case of being bitten, it is adviced for the victim to seek immediate medical attention in a hospital of IMSS or public state hospitals since even thou there is an antidote to the possibly lethal bite, this one is very expensive and not commercially available.
It is advisable to check shoes, clothes, boxes and other objects that often serve as a hideaway for this type of arachnid. Please beware.
The Yucatan Times
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