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Anaphylaxis due to Red Imported Fire Ant sting
Author(s) -
Solley Graham O,
Vanderwoude Cas,
Knight Gregory K
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2002.tb04548.x
Subject(s) - knight , sting , fire ant , library science , operations research , medicine , psychology , engineering , computer science , biology , zoology , hymenoptera , aerospace engineering , physics , astronomy
The invasive Red Imported Fire Ant (Solenopsis invicta Buren) is well established at two locations in the Brisbane area, and we report a patient with anaphylaxis after a sting. The potential for anaphylactic events in Australia due to S. invicta will be greater than for native ants because of its unusual venom, its habit of forming supercolonies in grassy areas, and its aggressive group territorial defence, which can result in multiple stings.