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Jack jumper ants send more people to hospital in Tasmania than in rest of Australia – ABC News
Not long ago, there would have been no way young Marley could sit or play on this grass without risking anaphylactic shock brought on by a bite from a jack jumper…
Four-year-old Marley Dowde was playing cricket in her northern Tasmanian backyard in January 2016 when she was stung twice in quick succession by a jack jumper ant.
Key points:
- Tasmanians were hospitalised at the highest rate for ant, tick and caterpillar stings in 2017-18
- Experts blame this on the prevalence of jack jumper ants, a highly aggressive species, in Tasmania
- The Jack Jumper Allergy Program helps desensitise people to jack jumper venom
The toddler screamed in pain and then almost immediately…
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