Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2063976 | Toxicon | 2016 | 4 Pages |
•The authors conducted an investigation after reports of food-poisoning in Comoros.•They found 8 cases, among which a 6-month breastfed infant died.•Ingestion of a toxin in Eretmochelys imbricata meat probably caused the outbreak.•The toxin was not destroyed by cooking and affected an infant through maternal milk.•The population was informed on the danger of turtle-meat consumption.
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.