EPIDEMIOLOGY OF HONEYBEE STING CASES IN THE STATE OF CEARÁ, NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL

In the American continent, honeybee envenomation is a public health problem due to the high incidence and severity of the cases. Despite its medical importance, there is a lack of epidemiological studies on this topic in Brazil, especially referring to the Northeastern states. The present study has...

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Main Authors: Ana Gilza Quaresma DINIZ, José Franscidavid Barbosa BELMINO, Kaliany Adja Medeiros de ARAÚJO, Aluska Tavares VIEIRA, Renner de Souza LEITE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2016-01-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652016005000230&lng=en&tlng=en