10) Spider Bite Medical Research

The following papers are a collection of the best references if you want a deep dive into the medical treatment of spider bites in southern Africa. 

• M Coetzee. A Dippenaar. J Frean. R H Hunt. First report of clinical presentation of a bite by a running spider, Philodromus sp. (Araneae: Philodromidae), with recommendations for spider bite management. SAMJ, S. Afr. med. j. vol.107 n.7 Pretoria Jul. 2017. On-line version ISSN 2078-5135

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• Dippenaar-Schoeman AS. Field Guide of the Spiders of South Africa. Pretoria: Lapa Publishers, 2014:1-424.
• Snyman C, Larsen N. Spider bite and its treatment in southern Africa. Occup Health South Afr 2005;11(2):22-26.
• Müller GJ, Wium CA, Marks CJ, et al. Spider bite in southern Africa: Diagnosis and management. CME 2012;30(10):382-392.
• Schrire L, Müller GJ, Pantanowitz L. The Diagnosis and Treatment of Envenomation in South Africa. Johannesburg: South African Institute for Medical Research, 1996:1-51.
• Newlands G, Atkinson P. Review of southern African spiders of medical importance, with notes on the signs and symptoms of envenomation. S Afr Med J 1988;73(2):235-239.
• Newlands G. Spiders and Scorpions of Southern Africa. Cape Town: Struik, 1987:1-26.
• Müller GJ. Black and brown spider bites in South Africa: A series of 45 cases. S Afr Med J 1993;83(6):399-405.