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Ciguatera fish poisoning in Brazilian traveler to Caribbean
Neves Junior, Cidney K; Goldani, Luciano Z.
  • Neves Junior, Cidney K; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre. Infectious Diseases Section. Porto Alegre. BR
  • Goldani, Luciano Z; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre. Infectious Diseases Section. Porto Alegre. BR
Braz. j. infect. dis ; 23(3): 200-202, May-June 2019. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1019557
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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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Travel / Ciguatera Poisoning Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Animals / Female / Humans Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil / 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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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Travel / Ciguatera Poisoning Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Animals / Female / Humans Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil / 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