First human case of infection with Arsenophonus nasoniae, the male killer insect pathogen

Kwee Chin Liew; Stephen Graves; Larry Croft; Laura Brettell; James Cook; Jeannie Botes; Peter Newton

doi:10.1016/j.pathol.2021.08.011

First human case of infection with Arsenophonus nasoniae, the male killer insect pathogen

Kwee Chin Liew
, Stephen Graves
, Larry Croft
, Laura Brettell
, James Cook
, Jeannie Botes
, Peter Newton

Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment

South Eastern Sydney and Illawarra Area Health Service
University Hospital Geelong
Nepean Hospital
Deakin University
Wollongong Hospital

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Many arthropod-borne human infections have been recognised in recent years, but this is the first reported case of honeybee-associated Arsenophonus nasoniae bacteraemia. We present the case of a 37-year-old male who attended the hospital emergency department with sudden onset of fever, rigors, and myalgia 5 hours after sustaining a bee sting to his left thumb that occurred in the evening during April 2018 behind his home garage in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	664-666
Number of pages	3
Journal	Pathology
Volume	54
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pathol.2021.08.011
Publication status	Published - Aug 2022

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