Mortality due to mass Hymenoptera attacks: A serious but underrecognized public health problem in a mountainous state of India

Most deaths related to Hymenoptera are a result of immediate hypersensitivity reactions causing anaphylaxis to one or few stings. However, if the patient is exposed to a large quantity of the venom due to mass/multiple stings, massive envenomation can cause death in nonallergic individuals. Thirty-n...

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Main Authors: Sanjay Vikrant, Ajay Jaryal, Anupam Parashar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:http://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2019;volume=63;issue=2;spage=154;epage=156;aulast=Vikrant