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A Ramialiharisoa1, L R Razafindraktoto, P Rasoanaivo

  • 1Service de Reanimation Medical et Toxicologie Clinique, CHU Ampefiloha, BP 4150,-101-Antananarivo.

African Journal of Health Sciences
|January 1, 1997
PubMed
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A shark poisoning incident in Madagascar injured 600 people, causing four deaths. Clinical analysis of 310 hospitalized patients confirmed ciguatera poisoning as the cause.

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