Death due to Live Bee Acupuncture Apitherapy
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Death due to Live Bee Acupuncture Apitherapy.
Apitherapy is the use of substances from honeybees (eg, honey, propolis, royal jelly, or even venom), to relieve various medical conditions. One type of apitherapy is live bee acupuncture, which involves applying the stinging bee directly to the relevant sites according to the specific disease. This practice is often performed in private health care centers or by nonmedical practitioners. Altho...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1018-9068
DOI: 10.18176/jiaci.0202