What We Know about Sting-Related Deaths? Human Fatalities Caused by Hornet, Wasp and Bee Stings in Europe (1994-2016).

ABSTRACT: Epidemiology of Hymenopteran-related deaths in Europe, based on official registers from WHO Mortality Database (Cause Code of Death: X23), are presented. Over a 23-year period (1994-2016), a total of 1691 fatalities were recorded, mostly occurring in Western (42.8%) and Eastern (31.9%) Europe. The victims tended to concentrate in: Germany (n = 327; 1998-2015), France (n = 211; 2000-2014) and Romania (n = 149; 1999-2016). The majority of deaths occurred in males (78.1%) between 25-64 years (66.7%), and in an "unspecified place" (44.2%). The highest X23MR (mortality rate) were recorded in countries from Eastern Europe (0.35) followed by Western (0.28), Northern (0.23) and Southern Europe (0.2). The countries with the highest and lowest mean X23MR were Estonia (0.61), Austria (0.6) and Sloven

SUBMITTER: Feas X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8869362 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature