Mass poisoning after consumption of a hawksbill turtle, Federated States of Micronesia, 2010
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Mass poisoning after consumption of a hawksbill turtle, Federated States of Micronesia, 2010.
BACKGROUND Marine turtles of all species are capable of being toxic. On 17 October 2010, health authorities in the Federated States of Micronesia were notified of the sudden death of three children and the sickening of approximately 20 other people on Murilo Atoll in Chuuk State. The illnesses were suspected to be the result of mass consumption of a hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata). An...
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عنوان ژورنال: Western Pacific Surveillance and Response Journal
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2094-7321,2094-7313
DOI: 10.5365/wpsar.2014.5.3.006