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Background and purpose: Çonsidering the role of scorpion in biting and the rate of morbidity and mortality which is known as one of the main health problems this study study was conducted identify scorpionsin the mountains areas of township Sari city.
Materials and methods : Ïn this is descriptive study sampling was done by cluster method samples were found from the beneath of rocks and kept in clean glass bottle date plasce of sampling etc. were recorded, then transferred to laboratory and references identification was performed with the help of stereomicroscope.
Results : Ïn this study 875 scorpin samples were collected 10.5% were male 38.85% of species were identifies as Mesobuthus eupeus eupeus and 61.5% Mesobuthus eupeus philipowitschi. Âll identified species belonged to the family of Bouthidae and 89.15% female.
Çonclusions: Referring to the obtained date it is clear that Mesobuthus eupeus eupeus and Mesobuthus eupeus philipowitschi live in the study area. There for more studies on me type of the soil, plant covering climatic and other environmental conditions is recommended to be done in the region.

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Background and purpose: Scorpionism is a life-threatening hazard in many parts of the world including Iran. Identifying the epidemiology of effective factors causing this health problem could play a major role in its prevention. Therefore, this study was conducted to understand the epidemiology of scorpionism in Darmian, Iran.

Materials and methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study was designed in which all the people stung by scorpion between March 2015-2016 were investigated. The subjects were residing in Darmian, Southern Khorasan province, Iran. Epidemiology of patients and demographic data were collected in a checklist and data was analyzed in SPSS V.20.

Results: A total of 132 cases stung by scorpion were recorded including 58 males (43.9%) and 74 females (56.1%). The highest and lowest rates were found in people aged 35-44 (22%) and≥65 (6.8 %), respectively. Among the cases 3.8% were younger than 15 years of age. Hands, legs, and head and face were the most prevalent sting sites (47.7%, 39.4% and 12.9%, respectively). Most cases of scorpion stings occurred during spring and summer while July was the month with highest rate (22%). Of total cases 29.5% were residing in urban areas and 70.5% were in rural areas.

Conclusion:  The highest rate of scorpionism cases were reported in rural areas, therefore, training programs should be considered for preventing scorpionism in rural communities. Also, development and optimization of residential houses and rural roads can greatly reduce the incidence of scorpion stings.