Macao on alert amid red fire ants scare
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-05-09 17:04 The concerned authorities in
Macao have confirmed that the red fire ants made the comeback to the city.
The Macao Post Daily Tuesday quoted sources from the Civic and Municipal
Affairs (CMA) as saying that the fatal insects have been found at the city spots
including construction sites and golf driving ranges.
Being bitten by the red fire ants might cause symptoms as skin swelling and
more seriously, suffocation, which will possibly lead to the death of the
victims. A 50-year-old male employee was reportedly bitten by the ants on Sunday
at the Jockey Club, who was afterwards stated as in stable conditions in
hospital.
The red fire ants were discovered in Macao for the first time in last
February, according to the newspaper.
The CMA personnel has started checking at public areas covering parks and
other green spaces, the sources told the newspaper.
An ants hill has been "eradicated" by the CMA task forces at the Jockey Club,
the sources were cited.
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