Table 1.

Number of cases of jellyfish stings reported at health centres along the coast of the Salento peninsula (Italy) in the period 2007–2011 (SFAC: Summer First Aid Centre; H: Hospital; EA: Emergency Ambulance).

Location	Health Centre	No. of Cases Reported
		2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	TOTAL 2007–2011
ADRIATIC COAST
Casalabate	SFAC	6	35	27	18	8	94
Torre Chianca	SFAC	69	72	50	23	14	228
Frigole	SFAC	inactive	inactive	11	26	20	57
San Cataldo	SFAC	63	71	43	103	19	299
Torre Specchia	EA	0	3	0	0	0	3
San Foca	SFAC	73	31	65	10	11	190
Torre dell’Orso	SFAC	62	26	59	7	6	160
Villaggio Specchiulla	EA	0	1	0	0	0	1
Otranto	SFAC	56	18	18	3	11	106
Total cases along the Adriatic coast		329	257	273	190	89	1,138
LOWER IONIAN COAST
Porto Badisco	SFAC	inactive	inactive	3	5	1	9
Santa Cesarea Terme	SFAC	17	8	10	9	2	46
Castro	SFAC	1	3	8	1	2	15
Marina di Andrano	SFAC	0	1	6	5	1	13
Tricase	H	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tricase Porto	SFAC	7	0	0	0	2	9
Gagliano del Capo	H	1	0	0	0	0	1
S. Maria di Leuca	SFAC	1	4	3	0	2	10
Torre Vado	SFAC	10	5	12	0	5	32
Torre Pali	SFAC	0	inactive	inactive	10	5	15
Torre San Giovanni	SFAC	3	4	9	6	11	33
Torre Suda	SFAC	12	7	13	10	2	44
Mancaversa	SFAC	7	8	16	10	1	42
Total cases along the lower Ionian coast		59	40	80	56	34	269
UPPER IONIAN COAST
Gallipoli	H	7	9	21	0	2	39
Santa Maria al Bagno	SFAC	4	10	12	13	4	43
Nardò	H	1	0	0	3	0	4
S. Isidoro	SFAC	24	16	15	33	16	104
Torre Lapillo	SFAC	22	58	26	10	20	136
Total cases along the upper Ionian coast		58	93	74	59	42	326
Total cases along the entire coast of the Salento		446	390	427	305	165	1,733