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Venomous bites and stings 2017–18
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Topic: Injury
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AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2021) Venomous bites and stings 2017–18, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 4 June 2026.
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Over 3,500 Australians were hospitalised due to contact with a venomous animal or plant in 2017–18. More than a quarter of these hospitalisations were caused by bee stings (26%), almost one-fifth were caused by spider bites (19%), with redbacks the most common spider involved, and 17% were due to venomous snakes, including 215 brown snake bites. Nineteen people died due to venomous bites and stings in 2017–18.
- ISSN: 1444-3791
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-814-8
- Cat. no: INJCAT 215
- Pages: 32
Findings from this report:
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There were 3,520 hospitalisations due to contact with venomous animals and plants in 2017–18
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Bee and wasp stings were responsible for 1,256 hospitalisations in 2017–18
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Brown snake bites resulted in 215 hospitalisations in 2017–18
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Redback spider bites accounted for 283 hospitalisations in 2017–18