Centre Antipoison, 249 Boulevard Sainte Marguerite, 13009 Marseille, France.
Toxicon. 2010 Feb-Mar;55(2-3):650-2. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2009.08.005. Epub 2009 Aug 20.
The presence of the Asian black hornet Vespa velutina in Southwestern France has been confirmed since 2005. The medical literature indicates that in comparison with other Asian hornets' species V. velutina is not a major health threat in Asia. A review of data from French Poison Control Centers showed only one envenomation clearly linked to V. velutina. The victim developed severe symptoms with neuralgia sequels after being stung 12 times on the head. This case demonstrates that like native French hornet species V. velutina can be dangerous for man after multiple stings. The experience of Poison Control Centers in France shows that the increase of this Asian hornet population in the southwestern regions has not been correlated with an increase in the number of hymenoptera stings.
自 2005 年以来，亚洲大黄蜂 Vespa velutina 在法国西南部的存在已得到证实。医学文献表明，与其他亚洲胡蜂物种相比，V. velutina 在亚洲并不是一个主要的健康威胁。对法国中毒控制中心数据的审查表明，只有一例明确与 V. velutina 有关的螫伤。受害者头部被螫 12 次后出现严重症状和神经痛后遗症。该病例表明，与法国本土胡蜂物种一样，亚洲大黄蜂在多次螫伤后对人类也可能是危险的。法国中毒控制中心的经验表明，这种亚洲大黄蜂种群在法国西南部的增加与膜翅目昆虫螫伤的数量增加无关。
