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J Toxicol Environ Health B Crit Rev

Standardized guidelines for Africanized honeybee venom production needed for development of new apilic antivenom.
Journal of toxicology and environmental health. Part B, Critical reviews    January 26, 2024   Volume 27, Issue 2 73-90 doi: 10.1080/10937404.2023.2300786
Oliveira Orsi R, Zaluski R, de Barros LC, Barraviera B, Pimenta DC, Ferreira Junior RS.Africanized bees have spread across the Americas since 1956 and consequently resulted in human and animal deaths attributed to massive attacks related to exposure from Argentina to the USA. In Brazil, more than 100,000 accidents were registered in the last 5 years with a total of 303 deaths. To treat such massive attacks, Brazilian researchers developed the first specific antivenom against Africanized honey bee sting exposure. This unique product, the first of its kind in the world, has been safely tested in 20 patients during a Phase 2 clinical trial. To develop the antivenom, a standardize...