To the Editor: Box jellyfish envenomation, particularly from Chironex fleckeri, is an important cause of morbidity and mortality across coastal areas of northern Australia.1 The distribution of C. fleckeri extends from Broome (18°S) on the Western Australian coast, across the Northern Territory coast and down the east coast of Queensland, at least as far as Gladstone (26°S).
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Thanks to Gabe Schraven and Denis French, from Gove Hospital Pathology, and members of the Gove Peninsula Surf Life-Saving Club who helped collect and transport the jellyfish.