Bee attack in Maldonado: a man was hospitalized and two animals died

The event occurred on Saturday at noon, when the man tied his horse near a beehive. At that moment, the bees began to surround and sting the animal. When the man wanted to begin to untie him, they also bit him.

The horse died as a result of stress and bee stings, Rosa commented to The Observer after talking with the veterinarian who attended the horse.

For his part, the man went to a polyclinic in Piriápolis but when making an allergic reaction that caused him difficulty breathing, he was sent to a Maldonado hospital where he was hospitalized. Hours later, around Saturday night, received a medical dischargeRosa counted.

In addition to the horse, a dog that was in the area also appeared dead from itching.

An attack by a swarm of wasps It is not a common phenomenon in Uruguay. Occurs once a year, or even once every two yearsbut its consequences they can be deadlyas explained to The Observer Amalia Labordespecialist in Clinical Toxicology and Occupational Health and Professor of Toxicology at the University of the Republic (Udelar), in April, when uA man died in Tacuarembó after being stung by a swarm of wasps.

When a wasp stings a person, a “very frequent” phenomenon, the concern lies in the “immune response” to the allergy that generates the venom of the insect, which can range from “a simple skin lesion” to “an anaphylactic reactionwhich compromises the breathing and the Cardiovascular system”.

This last reaction can lead to a “breakdown”but occurs in a low percentage of bite casesusually in people who “they recognize themselves as allergic” to this contact. This people “generally” they have “their own kit” to combat the reactionand in the case of minor complications “the effect lasts a few hours” and no treatment is recommended other than an analgesic for acute pain.