QJM Advance Access originally published online on October 12, 2006
QJM 2006 99(11):802-803; doi:10.1093/qjmed/hcl104
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Jellyfish responsible for Irukandji syndrome
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Sir,
A recent letter from Little et al.1 makes several doubtful claims to be the first to describe the Irukandji syndrome in several species of cubozoans that have been described previously.
The fire jelly they mention is more commonly known as the Morbakka in
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