Tragedy Strikes: Fatalities and Hospitalizations Linked to Sea Turtle Meat Consumption in Zanzibar
TL;DR
Nine people, including eight children, have died and 78 others have been hospitalized on Pemba Island in Zanzibar after consuming sea turtle meat, a delicacy that can cause chelonitoxism, a type of food poisoning. Authorities have confirmed the cause of the illnesses through laboratory tests and are urging people to avoid consuming sea turtles. This is not the first incident of its kind, as in November 2021, seven people died and three others were hospitalized after eating turtle meat on the island.
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- 9 people dead and 78 others hospitalized after eating sea turtle meat on Zanzibar's Pemba Island The Associated Press
- Eight children and an adult die in Zanzibar after eating sea turtle meat The Guardian
- 8 Children Die After Eating Sea Turtle Meat Newser
- 9 people dead and 78 others hospitalised after eating sea turtle meat The Mirror
- 8 killed after consuming sea turtle meat in Tanzania's Zanzibar The Star Online
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