Affiliations 

  • 1 Unit of Medical Entomology/IDRC, Institute for Medical Research, Jalan Pahang, 50588 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Trop Biomed, 2005 Jun;22(1):81-2.
PMID: 16880759 MyJurnal

Abstract

The hornets are a group of venomous stinging insects that at times cause human death. A fatal case of a child stung by the lesser banded hornet Vespa affinis indosinesis is reported. Though often covered by the mass media, this constitutes the first scientifically reported case.

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