Bailey, Paul M., Little, Mark, Jelinek, George A., and Wilce, Jacqueline A. (2003) Jellyfish envenoming syndromes: unknown toxic mechanisms and unproven therapies. Medical Journal of Australia, 178 (1). pp. 34-37.

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Abstract

Interest in envenoming syndromes caused by Australian jellyfish has been intense since the deaths in early 2002 of two tourists in Queensland, attributed to the Irukandji syndrome. We review current knowledge of these envenoming syndromes, mechanisms of venom action and therapy, focusing on the deadly box jellyfish, Chironex fleckeri, and the array of jellyfish thought to cause the Irukandji syndrome. Current understanding of jellyfish venom activity is very limited, and many treatments are unproven and based on anecdote.

Item ID:	38646
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1326-5377
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Funders:	National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), University of Western Australia (UWA), Raine Research Foundation Priming Grant (RRFPG), Australian Research Council (ARC)
Date Deposited:	23 Sep 2016 01:54
FoR Codes:	11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES > 1115 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences > 111506 Toxicology (incl Clinical Toxicology) @ 100%
SEO Codes:	92 HEALTH > 9299 Other Health > 929999 Health not elsewhere classified @ 100%
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