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Isabel Luana de Macêdo1, Davi Emanuel Ribeiro de Sousa1, Antonizete Dos Reis Souza2
1Veterinary Pathology and Forensic Laboratory, Veterinary Teaching Hospital, University of Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil; Graduate Program in Animal Science, University of Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil.
Abstract:
Bee stings (BS) are a life-threatening issue and a growing concern for public health and animals in the Americas. We describe the clinical, pathological, and ultrastructural findings of a massive lethal bee attack in two non-human primates (NHPs). Both animals showed BS scattered throughout the skin, surrounded by a local reaction, diffuse pulmonary congestion, edema, hemorrhage, and remarkable degeneration and necrosis of renal epithelial cells from the proximal and distal tubules, characterizing a systemic bee envenomation reaction.
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