Ciguatera fish poisoning in Brazilian traveler to Caribbean
Braz. j. infect. dis
;
23(3): 200-202, May-June 2019. tab
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT Ciguatera poisoning is the most common form of non-bacterial food-poisoning from fish worldwide. The incidence among Brazilians returning from high-risk regions is unclear because it is not a mandatory reportable disease. We describe a previously healthy 53-year-old Brazilian woman developed Ciguatera fish poisoning while traveling to Havana, Cuba. Physicians and health care professionals should advise travelers to avoid eating ciguatoxic fish species and potentially toxic fish species in the Caribbean islands. Despite the prognosis for most cases is good with a short duration of self-limited symptoms, early recognition of the identifying clinical features of ciguatera can result in improved patient care.
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Index:
LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Travel
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Ciguatera Poisoning
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
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Caribbean
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul/BR
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