title: An accidental fatal attack on domestic pigeons by honey bees in Bangladesh.
abstract: Fatalities among avian species due to multiple bee stings are rare. Sixteen pigeons on a farm in Bangladesh each suffered multiple bee stings. Ten of the pigeons died before treatment, 5 (4-11 stings) died within 12 hr after treatment, and 1 pigeon (only 3 stings) survived. Body temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, hematocrit, hemoglobin, erythrocytes, thrombocytes, MCV, MCH and MCHC decreased significantly after the incident, but leucocytes, heterophils, basophils, eosinophils, monocytes, ALT, AST, LDH, CK, creatinine, BUN and UA increased markedly. Overall, the hematological and biochemical changes in the bee-stung pigeons were similar to those of mammals; however, avian species may be more sensitive to bee stings than mammals.
authors.affiliation: Highly Pathogenic Avian influenza Active Surveillance Network Program, FAO and Department of Livestock Service, Upazila Veterinary Hospital, Faridpur Sadar, Faridpur, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: Md Mahbubur
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: Sei-Jin
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Gi-Beum
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Dong Kwon
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Md Rafiqul
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Alam
authors.forename: Shang-Jin
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001459:Bangladesh; D001514:Bee Venoms / Q000633:toxicity*; D001516:Bees; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology; D010856:Columbidae; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D001514:Bee Venoms