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Severe ciguatera poisoning in Madagascar: A case report |
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| Authors: | Gerhard G Habermehl Hans C Krebs Philippe Rasoanaivo Angeline Ramialiharisoa |
| Institution: | 1 Department of Chemistry, School of Veterinary Medicine (University), D-30173, Hannover, Germany 2 Institut Malgache de Recherches Appliquées, B.P. 3833, 101, Antananarivo, Madagascar 3 Service de Réanimation Médicale et de Toxicologie Clinique, Hôpital J.R.A. Ampefilcha, B.P. 4150, 101, Antananarivo, Madagascar |
| Abstract: | In a single outbreak on the East coast of Madagascar, more than 500 people, 98 of whom died, were poisoned by the flesh of a shark, Carcharhinus amboinensis. From clinical symptoms it can be concluded that this poisoning is due to ciguatera toxins. It is the first case of a severe outbreak caused by a shark, and it is the first case with a mortality rate of 20%. |
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