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

Oliveira, Suzana Kniphoff de; Trevisol, Daisson José; Parma, Gabriel Cremona; Ferreira Júnior, Rui Seabra; Barbosa, Alexandre Naime; Barraviera, Benedito; Schuelter-Trevisol, Fabiana

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

Oliveira, Suzana Kniphoff de; Trevisol, Daisson José; Parma, Gabriel Cremona; Ferreira Júnior, Rui Seabra; Barbosa, Alexandre Naime; Barraviera, Benedito; Schuelter-Trevisol, Fabiana.

Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop; 52 (), 2019

Publication year: 2019

Abstract 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.

Venenos de Abeja/envenenamiento, Abejas, Brasil/epidemiología, Estudios de Cohortes, Notificación de Enfermedades, Incidencia, Mordeduras y Picaduras de Insectos/mortalidad, Persona de Mediana Edad, Estudios Retrospectivos, Análisis Espacial

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