Alberta’s wasp boom creating a seasonal influx in ER admissions

Landscapers in Alberta are facing a growing hazard in their workplace: wasps. Calgary gardener Jolene Post has faced the threat with a few stings recently. “I’ve gotten a couple, including one right under my nose," she said. But the threat isn’t just noticeable by those working outside but pharmacists and emergency room doctors as well. “Over the course of the last two weeks, definitely an increase in consultation at the pharmacy for wasp bite” says pharmacist Mathieu Giroux. Global's Sarah Offin has more on the impact of a particularly aggressive outbreak of wasps. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/10732197/wasp-outbreak-prairies-canada-september/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #wasp #health