%0 Journal Article
%T Honeybees and caterpillars: epidemiology of accidents involving these animals in the Crici¨²ma region, southern Santa Catarina State, Brazil
%A Cristiano
%A MP
%A Cardoso
%A DC
%J Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
%D 2008
%I Centro de Estudos de Venenos e Animais Pe?onhentos - CEVAP, Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP
%R 10.1590/S1678-91992008000400013
%X the present study aimed to acquire knowledge regarding some aspects of the epidemiology and injuries provoked by honeybees and caterpillars in southern santa catarina state, brazil. epidemiological information concerning accidents with both animals was prospectively collected from the system of injury notification information (sinan) files of the municipal health secretary of the crici¨²ma region, brazil. between 1994 and 2006, 203 cases of accidents were registered, 149 provoked by honeybees (73.39%) and 54 by caterpillars (26.61%). the majority of the victims (200 cases) presented full recovery, two cases presented sequelae after recovery, and only one death was recorded in a case involving honeybee injury. the high frequency of victim recovery suggests that the public health system is efficient and the low frequency of sequelae after recovery also suggests that this system is fast and well developed. however, the low number of allergic people in this population should be considered as well as the severity level of the recorded accidents.
%K epidemiology
%K honeybees
%K caterpillars
%K poisonous animals
%K accidents
%K brazil.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1678-91992008000400013&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en