Eight youngsters and a girl have died after consuming sea turtle meat within the Zanzibar archipelago.
The authorities mentioned that 78 individuals have been hospitalised after consuming the meal on Pemba Island. It’s thought of a delicacy in Zanzibar.
Consuming contaminated sea turtles may cause chelonitoxism, a uncommon sort of meals poisoning that may be deadly. There isn’t a identified antidote and solely supportive remedy will be provided to sufferers.
Haji Bakari, Mkoani District medical officer, mentioned that laboratory exams present all these affected had eaten the turtle meat on Tuesday.
He added the grownup who died on Friday was the mom of one of many youngsters who died earlier within the week.
The authorities in Zanzibar, a semi-autonomous area of Tanzania, despatched a catastrophe administration group led by Hamza Hassan Juma to the island. He urged individuals to keep away from consuming the animals.
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In November 2021, a three-year-old youngster and 6 others died on Pemba after consuming turtle meat. Three others have been hospitalised.
Signs of chelonitoxism fluctuate however embody nausea, vomiting and ulceration within the throat and mouth.
In extreme circumstances, sufferers will be affected by muscular weak point, partial paralysis and agitation, with some falling right into a coma.
