Citation

Ben Ali Mbae S, Mlindasse M, Mihidjae S, Seyler T. Toxicon 2016; 120: 38-41.

Affiliation

Field Epidemiology Training Programme of the Indian Ocean (FETP-OI), RSIE-SEGA (Indian Ocean Commission), Viet Nam; EpiConcept, 47 rue de Charenton, 75012, Paris, France. Electronic address: thomas.seyler@gmail.com.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.toxicon.2016.07.015

PMID

27452931

Abstract

On 24-December-2012 newspapers reported food-poisoning cases in Ndrondroni, Comoros. The authors conducted an investigation and a case-control study to identify the source and control the outbreak. They identified eight cases. A 6-month breastfed infant died. The results suggest consumption of Eretmochelys imbricata caused the outbreak. A bio-toxin ingested by the turtle might be the source. The local authorities informed the population on the danger of turtle-meat consumption. Cooking does not destroy the toxin.

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Language: en