There probably is nothing unusual about these events except as you stated they are being reported and focused on.
If next summer all cases of people who died or were hospitalized by bee stings were given the same coverage you would think the bees had gone on a killing rampage.
Like the shark attack stories which the press focused on in the last few years.
Before; stuff like shark atacks and cruise ship sickneses would be glossed over because they were bad for tourism. Soldiers getting sick and dying are bad for recruitment. Now you can't bury anything because of the Internet and Cable TV.and so many cameras around.- Tom
Um...no.