QJM Advance Access originally published online on October 12, 2006
QJM 2006 99(11):801-802; doi:10.1093/qjmed/hcl105
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Jellyfish responsible for Irukandji syndrome
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Sir,
I enjoyed the recent letter from Little, Pereira, Carette and Seymour.1 In a field where so little is known, all contributions help expand our knowledge base. However, of the five species presented, four have been previously linked to Irukandji syndrome,25 and the fifth may be an erroneous attribution.
Alatina mordens was previously linked with Irukandji syndrome in its
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