Near fatal fire ant envenomation of a newborn

Imported fire ants, Solenopsis richteri and Solenopsis invicta, are menacing health hazards for the 20 to 30 million people who live in the fire ant-infested regions of the southeastern and south central United States. In the early 1900s, fire ants were brought into the port city of Mobile, Alabama,...

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 1992-10, Vol.90 (4), p.622-624
Main Authors: HARDWICK, W. E, ROYALL, J. A, PETITT, B. A, TILDEN, S. J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Animals
Ants
Biological and medical sciences
Emergency and intensive care: neonates and children. Prematurity. Sudden death
Heart Arrest - etiology
Heart Arrest - therapy
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Insect Bites and Stings - complications
Insect Bites and Stings - therapy
Intensive care medicine
Male
Medical sciences
Shock - etiology
Shock - therapy
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Summary:Imported fire ants, Solenopsis richteri and Solenopsis invicta, are menacing health hazards for the 20 to 30 million people who live in the fire ant-infested regions of the southeastern and south central United States. In the early 1900s, fire ants were brought into the port city of Mobile, Alabama, on vegetation and produce from South America. Their aggressive behavior compared to native ants and the favorable climate throughout the southeast allowed extensive spread. In 1985 it was estimated that fire ants infested approximately 250 million acres in eleven southern states and Puerto Rico.1 In infested areas fire ants account for 90% of all ant populations and stings from fire ants are more frequent than stings from other hymenoptera, becoming the most common cause of insect venom hypersensitivity.
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.90.4.622