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Puffer fish poisoning

F L Lau1, C K Wong, S H Yip

  • 1Accident and Emergency Department, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong.

Journal of Accident & Emergency Medicine
|September 1, 1995
PubMed
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Puffer fish consumption led to severe poisoning in seven individuals. Despite prompt medical care, one patient died from tetrodotoxin exposure, highlighting the dangers of improperly prepared puffer fish.

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Area of Science:

  • Toxicology
  • Marine Biology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Puffer fish are known to contain potent neurotoxins.
  • Accidental puffer fish poisoning can occur due to improper preparation.
  • Vietnamese boat-people in Hong Kong detention centers are a vulnerable population.