The discovery, linking the appearance of teeny-tiny jellies off the coast of Australia with wind patterns, could lead to a way to prevent stings, researchers report today (May 13) in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface. An initial Irukandji sting may be nearly imperceptible, but the toxin can induce an illness called Irukandji syndrome, which includes muscle aches, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, a racing heart, high blood pressure and fluid buildup in the lungs. In Australia, about 50 to 100 people are hospitalized each year for Irukandji syndrome, and two people died from stings in the Great Barrier Reef in 2002. This danger has a ripple effect on tourism and local economies, Lisa-ann Gershwin, a scientist at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization in Australia, and her colleagues wrote in the new study.
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