SEVERE CIGUATERA POISONING IN MADAGASCAR - A CASE-REPORT

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HABERMEHL, GG
KREBS, HC
RASOANAIVO, P
RAMIALIHARISOA, A
机构
[1] HOP GEN JOSEPH RAVOAHANGY ANDRIANAVALONA, SERV REANIMAT MED & TOXICOL CLIN, 101 ANTANANARIVO, MADAGASCAR
[2] INST MALGACHE RECH APPL, 101 ANTANANARIVO, MADAGASCAR
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10.1016/0041-0101(94)90312-3
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R9 [药学];
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1007 ;
摘要
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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