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Human accident for stings of Africanized bee

It is report five cases of stings of africanized bees (AB). Four of them were vitims of multiple stings, varying from 25 to 60, that presented severe headache, nauseas and vomits, related to the clinic effect of the toxicity of the venom, with good evolution. The other case was victim of a single sting of AB and died after probable anaphylaxis.

Africanized bee; Human accident; Anaphylaxis; Multiple stings; Bee venom


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