Attacks by Fire Ants a Danger for Elderly, Researchers Say Nursing Home Residents at Risk
Charleston Daily Mail › March 31, 2004
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NEW ORLEANS - South American fire ants are becoming an increasing danger for nursing home residents, as the aggressive non-native pests spread throughout the country and the U.S. population ages, according to University of Mississippi researchers.
Scientists have documented at least six attacks in nursing homes and as many other attacks in private residences, apartments and hotels over the last decade, said Robin Rockhold, a professor of toxicology and pharmacology at the University of Mississippi Medical School.See the full content of this document
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Attacks by Fire Ants a Danger for Elderly, Researchers Say Nursing Home Residents at Risk
In addition to the attacks researchers documented in nursing homes - two each in Florida, Texas and Mississippi - fire ants have also attacked a resident in a state ...
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