EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF THE BEE STINGS IN PIAUÍ, NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL, FROM 2011 TO 2020

Autores

  • Januse Millia Dantas Araújo Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
  • Jorge Alves Sousa Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
  • Alecxandro Alves Vieira Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
  • Renner Souza Leite Universidade Federal de Campina Grande http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0052-3840

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20438/ecs.v12i1.630

Resumo

In Brazil, the Northeast region has recorded the highest incidence of cases and deaths caused by bee stings. However, the circumstances under which these incidents occur and their spatial distribution remain poorly understood. This study aims to determine the epidemiological profile of bee sting incidents in the state of Piauí from 2011 to 2020. It is an epidemiological study based on data obtained from the Notifiable Diseases Information System of the Brazilian Ministry of Health. There were 6,800 bee stings distributed in 148 municipalities of Piauí. The cases were recorded every month of the years investigated, especially in the center-south, center-north, southeast, and southwest regions of the state. They occurred mainly in urban areas, mostly affecting adult men and children. The anatomical regions of the body most affected by stings were the head and upper limbs. Most of the injuries received medical care up to three hours after the accident, expressed mild severity, and progressed to healing. The growth of bee sting cases should be considered an emerging environmental sanitary problem in the state of Piauí. In this way, sanitary actions are urgently necessary to reduce their incidence in this region. 

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Publicado

29-07-2025

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ARAÚJO, Januse Millia Dantas; SOUSA, Jorge Alves; VIEIRA, Alecxandro Alves; LEITE, Renner Souza. EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF THE BEE STINGS IN PIAUÍ, NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL, FROM 2011 TO 2020. Educação, Ciência e Saúde (ISSN 2358-7504), Cuité, Paraíba, Brasil, v. 12, n. 1, 2025. DOI: 10.20438/ecs.v12i1.630. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ces.ufcg.edu.br/periodicos/index.php/99cienciaeducacaosaude25/article/view/630. Acesso em: 28 ago. 2025.