Spider Bite & Scorpion Sting in Eswatini

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Thank you for attending my Spider Bite & Scorpion Sting presentations at the Eswatini Snakebite Symposium on the 29th to 31st October 2026.  I have some supporting resources related to my presentation and the medical treatment of spider bites and scorpion stings. Please help yourself to the following files. You are welcome to share this link to anyone else would would benefit from these resources. 

If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to send me an email at Info@JonathanLeeming.com 

Jonathan Leeming

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Eswatini Antivenom Foundation

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Create a new understanding of spider bite and scorpion sting treatment in Eswatini. Download the Spider Bites & Scorpion Stings in Eswatini PDF poster for your organisation, hospital of clinic. Or download the Poster as an image and send it to you social groups. 

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The following medically significant spiders and scorpions occur in Eswatini.

  • Transvaal thick-Tail Scorpion, Parabuthus transvaalicus.
  • Olive Lessor This-Tail Scorpion, Uroplectes olivaceous.
  • Eastern Lessor Thick-Tail Scorpion, Uroplectes vittatus.
  • Black Button Spider, Latrodectus cinctus. (SAVP Latrodectus antivenom)
  • Black Button Spider, Latrodectus renivulvatus. (SAVP Latrodectus antivenom)
  • Brown Button Spider, Latrodectus geometricus. (SAVP Latrodectus antivenom)
  • Sac Spider, Cheiracanthium furculatum.
  • Violin Spider, Loxosceles sp.

AfroTox Guidelines

Afritox Guidelines for spider bites and scorpion stings for Southern Africa. The original documents have been directly reformatted for ease of use.

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Essential Scorpion Sting First Response Book

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This book represents a giant leap forward in our understanding of scorpions and scorpion stings in southern Africa. It offers a new and innovative first response framework that is based upon the latest science, is easy to understand and put into practice. This book is an upgrade on our current understanding of scorpions and scorpions stings as it offers a refreshingly new perspective on a familiar subject that is in desperate need of updating.

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