TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Food-poisoning outbreak and fatality following ingestion of sea turtle meat in the rural community of Ndrondroni, Mohéli Island, Comoros, December 2012
JO  - Toxicon: Journal of the International Society on Toxinology
A1  - Ben Ali Mbae, Saindou
A1  - Mlindasse, Mohamed
A1  - Mihidjae, Saindou
A1  - Seyler, Thomas
SP  - 38
EP  - 41
VL  - 120
IS  - 
N2  - 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.<br><br>Copyright © 2016. Published by Elsevier Ltd.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0041-0101
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2016.07.015
ID  - ref1
ER  -