This is interesting...."Bee stings are the largest killer of humans in the U.S. directly caused by animals. An allergic reaction to the venom is bee’s kills 53 people per year. This number is increasing every year due to the aggressive African honey bee that is taking over in Texas." according to this article:

https://historylist.wordpress.com/2008/05/29/human-deaths-in-the-us-caused-by-animals/