SEVERE CIGUATERA POISONING IN MADAGASCAR - A CASE-REPORT

Authors
HABERMEHL GG KREBS HC RASOANAIVO P RAMIALIHARISOA A
Citation
Gg. Habermehl et al., SEVERE CIGUATERA POISONING IN MADAGASCAR - A CASE-REPORT, Toxicon, 32(12), 1994, pp. 1539-1542
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Toxicology,"Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Journal title
Toxicon → ACNP
ISSN journal
00410101
Volume
32
Issue
12
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1539 - 1542
Database
ISI
SICI code
0041-0101(1994)32:12<1539:SCPIM->2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
In a single outbreak on the East coast of Madagascar, more than 500 pe ople, 98 of whom died, were poisoned by the flesh of a shark, Carcharh inus amboinensis. From clinical symptoms it can be concluded that this poisoning is due to ciguatera toxins. It is the first case of a sever e outbreak caused by a shark, and it is the first case with a mortalit y rate of 20%.