Ciguatoxin-induced food poisoning in a community: implications for disease surveillance and medical practice in Jamaica
West Indian med. j
; 39(4): 233-8, Dec. 1990.
Article
in English
| MedCarib
| ID: med-14277
Responsible library:
JM3.1
Localization: JM3.1; R18.W4
ABSTRACT
This article highlights an outbreak of food poisoning, the result of ingestion of Ciguatoxin-infected fish in a community. The case presentations of the patients involved are used to illustrate the clinical aspects of Ciguatoxin poisoning. The public health aspects of this incident and their relevance to disease surveillance are then discussed. Information of significance to general medical practice in relation to this particular type of fish poisoning, the effect of which could prove fatal in some cases, is also discussed (AU)
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Collection:
International databases
Health context:
Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Neglected Diseases
/
Zoonoses
Database:
MedCarib
Main subject:
Fishes, Poisonous
/
Disease Outbreaks
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Ciguatoxins
/
Foodborne Diseases
Type of study:
Screening study
Limits:
Adolescent
/
Adult
/
Aged
/
Child
/
Child, preschool
/
Female
/
Humans
/
Infant
/
Male
Country/Region as subject:
English Caribbean
/
Jamaica
Language:
English
Journal:
West Indian med. j
Year:
1990
Document type:
Article