Honey bee envenoming in Santa Catarina, Brazil, 2007 through 2017: an observational, retrospective cohort study

• Autor(a) principal: Oliveira, Suzana Kniphoff de
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Trevisol, Daisson Jose, Parma, Gabriel Cremona, Ferreira Jonior, Rui Seabra [UNESP], Barbosa, Alexandre Naime [UNESP], Barraviera, Benedito [UNESP], Schuelter-Trevisol, Fabiana
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0418-2018; http://hdl.handle.net/11449/185626
• topic: Africanized honeybee; Santa Catarina; Brazil; Envenoming

Introduction: We evaluated the epidemiological and clinical profile of reported cases of bee sting incidents in Santa Catarina, Brazil. Methods: This retrospective cohort study included all reported cases of bee sting incidents among the population of Santa Catarina from 2007 to 2017. Results: In total, 8,912 cases were reported, corresponding to an overall rate of 12.3/100,000 population. The mean age was 29,8 years with 60.2% men. The lethality rate was 0.2%. Conclusions: Santa Catarina has a high incidence rate of bee stings, which is higher than the national average. The data presented in this study may be underestimated.