Health Problems Associated with African Bees
Authors: ORLEY R. TAYLOR
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1986)

Editorials1 February 1986Health Problems Associated with African BeesORLEY R. TAYLOR JR., Ph.D.ORLEY R. TAYLOR JR., Ph.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-104-2-267 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAlthough many popular and technical articles have been published on African bees, there is no credible literature concerning human health problems arising from their stinging behavior. In their report on acute renal failure due to bee stings, Mejia and associates ( 1 ) emphasize that the advance of African bees is accompanied by numerous cases of severe multiple stinging with various manifestations that have not been reported. Renal failure is considered to be rare (2) and is not listed as a cause of death in 400 fatal reactions to Hymenoptera stings (3).There are many reasons for the lack of...References1. MEJIAARBELAEZHENAOSUSARANGO GMJAJ. Acute renal failure due to multiple stings by Africanized bees. Ann Intern Med. 1985;104:210-1. LinkGoogle Scholar2. RICHES H. Hypersensitivity to bee venom. Bee World. 1982;63:7-22. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. BARNARD J. Studies of 400 Hymenoptera sting deaths in the United States. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1973;52:259-64. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. GORE R. Those fiery Brazilian bees. Natl Geographic. 1976;April:481-501 Google Scholar5. KERR W. The history of the introduction of African bees to Brazil. S Afr Bee J. 1967;39:3-5. Google Scholar6. TAYLOR O. The past and possible future spread of Africanized honey bees in the Americas. Bee World. 1977;58:19-30. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. TAYLORSPIVAK OM. Climatic limits of tropical African honeybees in the Americas. Bee World. 1984;65:38-47. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. TAYLOR O. African bees: potential impact in the United States. Bull Entomol Soc Am. 1985.;31:14-24. Google Scholar9. COLLINSRINDERERHARBOBOLTEN ATJA. Colony defense by Africanized and European honey bees. Science. 1982;218:72-4. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. SHIPMANVICK WJ. Studies of Brazilian bee venom. Cutis. 1977;19:802-4. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: ORLEY R. TAYLORJR., Ph.D. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byCLINICAL OBSERVATIONS OF BEE ENVENOMATION IN TOUCANSUnique Aspects of Bee Allergy and ReactionsEpidemiology of bee stings in Campina Grande, Paraíba state, Northeastern BrazilAcute physiopathological effects of honeybee (Apis mellifera) envenoming by subcutaneous route in a mouse modelReducing Honey Bee Defensive Responses and Social Wasp Colonization With Methyl AnthranilateMechanisms of bee venom-induced acute renal failureInsect Sting AllergyOcular Lesions Arising After Stings by Hymenopteran InsectsArthropod bites and stingsPhospholipase A2-induced coagulation abnormalities after bee stingAcute haemorrhagic pancreatitis following multiple stings by Africanized bees in TrinidadCardiac noradrenaline in experimental rat envenomation with africanized bee venomKiller Bees: What the Allergist Should KnowHybridization Between European and Africanized Honey Bees in the Neotropical Yucatan PeninsulaEvidence from mitochondrial DNA that African honey bees spread as continuous maternal lineages 1 February 1986Volume 104, Issue 2Page: 267-268KeywordsAcute renal failureBeesBehaviorRenal failure ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 February 1986 PDF downloadLoading ...