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Honey bee stings kill humans by causing anaphylaxis or, in massive attacks, envenomation.

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Is it true that honey bee stings kill humans by causing anaphylaxis or, in massive attacks, envenomation?

Yes. One clinical review states that bee stings can cause anaphylaxis and that massive envenomation from 50 to over 500 stings can produce multi-organ failure, and several case reports and studies document severe, life-threatening systemic reactions to massive honey bee stings in humans.

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Massive attack by honeybees in a German shepherd dog: description of a fatal case and review of the literature.
2014
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MN, M., G, A., M, S., & G, M. (2014). Massive attack by honeybees in a German shepherd dog: description of a fatal case and review of the literature.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1186/1678-9199-20-55

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500 bee stings in a single fatal encounter -
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500 bee stings in a single fatal encounter - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.1177/00258172241241463

Massive Honey Bee Envenomation-Induced Rhabdomyolysis in an Adolescent
2006
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Betten, D. P., Richardson, W. H., Tong, T. C., & Clark, R. F. (2006). Massive Honey Bee Envenomation-Induced Rhabdomyolysis in an Adolescent. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2005-1075

Complications due to envenomation of giant honey bee stings
2026
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Nawaz, S. I. & Hettiarachchi, N. M. (2026). Complications due to envenomation of giant honey bee stings. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.4038/ajim.v5i1.366

Massive Envenomations by Africanized Honey Bees (Apis mellifera scutellata) in French Guiana : A Ten-Year Retrospective Study (2014–2023)
2026
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Alexis, F. (2026). Massive Envenomations by Africanized Honey Bees (Apis mellifera scutellata) in French Guiana : A Ten-Year Retrospective Study (2014–2023). zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19985677

Case Report: Acute Kidney Failure due to Massive Envenomation of a Two-Year-Old Child Caused by Killer Bee Stings
2021
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Geoffroy, S., Fremery, A., Lambert, Y., Marty, C., & Elenga, N. (2021). Case Report: Acute Kidney Failure due to Massive Envenomation of a Two-Year-Old Child Caused by Killer Bee Stings. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.20-1276

Single-Arm, Multicenter Phase I/II Clinical Trial for the Treatment of Envenomings by Massive Africanized Honey Bee Stings Using the Unique Apilic Antivenom
2021
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Single-Arm, Multicenter Phase I/II Clinical Trial for the Treatment of Envenomings by Massive Africanized Honey Bee Stings Using the Unique Apilic Antivenom. (2021). u-paris.hal.science. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.653151

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