Fatal Outbreak: Sea Turtle Meat Consumption Claims Lives in Tanzania
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At least 9 people, including 8 children, have died and 78 others hospitalized after consuming sea turtle meat on Pemba Island in the Zanzibar archipelago, leading to a rare and potentially deadly type of food poisoning called chelonitoxism. The area's disaster management team has warned people against eating sea turtles, which are considered a delicacy in Zanzibar, and this is not the first incident of fatalities linked to consuming turtle meat on the island.
Topics:worldhealth-africa#african-island#chelonitoxism#food-poisoning#health-africa#sea-turtle#zanzibar
- Sea turtle meat leaves 9 dead, 78 hospitalized after eating on Pemba Island USA TODAY
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- Tanzania: Seven die in Zanzibar after eating poisonous turtle meat BBC.com
- 8 children, 1 adult die from illness after eating sea turtle meat on remote African island New York Post
- 8 Children and One Adult Dead After Eating Sea Turtle Meat in Zanzibar E! NEWS
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