A clinical trial protocol to treat massive Africanized honeybee (Apis mellifera) attack with a new apilic antivenom

A clinical trial protocol to treat massive Africanized honeybee (Apis mellifera) attack with a new apilic antivenom

Abstract Background Envenomation caused by multiple stings from Africanized honeybees Apis mellifera constitutes a public health problem in the Americas. In 2015, the Brazilian Ministry of Health reported 13,597 accidents (incidence of seven cases per 100,000 inhabitants) with 39 deaths (lethality...

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Main Authors: Alexandre Naime Barbosa, Leslie Boyer, Jean-Philippe Chippaux, Natalia Bronzatto Medolago, Carlos Antonio Caramori, Ariane Gomes Paixão, João Paulo Vasconcelos Poli, Mônica Bannwart Mendes, Lucilene Delazari dos Santos, Rui Seabra Ferreira Jr, Benedito Barraviera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SciELO 2017-04-01
Series:Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
Subjects:
Apis mellifera
Bee venom
Toxins
Envenomation
Heterologous serum
Apilic antivenom
Bee antivenom
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