Schuelter-Trevisol, Fabianade Oliveira, Suzana KniphoffTrevisol, Daisson JoséParma, Gabriel CremonaFerreira Júnior, Rui SeabraBarbosa, Alexandre NaimeBarraviera, Benedito2019-07-092020-11-262019-07-092020-11-2620191678-9849www.rbsmt.org.brhttps://repositorio.animaeducacao.com.br/handle/ANIMA/2636Introduction: We evaluated the epidemiological and clinical profile of reported cases of bee sting incidents in Santa Catarina, Brazil. Methods: This retrospective cohort study included all reported cases of bee sting incidents among the population of Santa Catarina from 2007 to 2017. Results: In total, 8,912 cases were reported, corresponding to an overall rate of 12.3/100,000 population. The mean age was 29,8 years with 60.2% men. The lethality rate was 0.2%. Conclusions: Santa Catarina has a high incidence rate of bee stings, which is higher than the national average. The data presented in this study may be underestimated.1-6en-USAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 BrazilAfricanized honeybeeSanta CatarinaBrazilEnvenomingArtigo de Periodico