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Treatment of jellyfish stings

John G Taylor
Med J Aust 2007; 186 (1): . || doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb00789.x
Published online: 1 January 2007

To the Editor: An experiment was recently conducted during a morning doctor’s seminar at the Busselton Hospital to assess four treatments for jellyfish stings using specimens of Carybdea species collected from the nearby waters of Geographe Bay.


  • Busselton, WA.


Correspondence: jaqtayl@bigpond.net.au

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