PEDIATRICS Vol. 94 No. 1 July 1994, pp. 115-117
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Multiple Africanized Bee Stings in a Child

Barbara K. Ariue MD1

1 Dept of Pediatrics, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA 92354

African honey bees, Apis mellifera scutellata (formerly adsonii) were imported to Brazil in 1956 to introduce a strain of bees with increased honey production which were more suited for the tropical climate.1,2 A year later, 26 African queen bees and their accompanying colonies accidentally escaped.1,2 The African queen bees soon began mating with established European bee races resulting in the hybrid Africanized honey bees.2 Like the pure African bees, the Africanized bees are more defensive with a greater tendency to sting than European bees.3 They respond quickly to the slightest disturbance of their nest and can send out many thousands of bees.

Submitted on May 11, 1993
Accepted on November 23, 1993




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