Citation

Karalis T, Gupta L, Chu M, Campbell BA, Capra MF, Maywood PA. Med. J. Aust. 2000; 172(4): 160-162.

Affiliation

Central Sydney Area Health Service Public Health Unit, Camperdown, NSW.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, Australian Medical Association, Publisher Australasian Medical Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10772586

Abstract

Between July 1997 and August 1998 we investigated three clusters (26 cases) of ciguatera poisoning in the inner Sydney area. Tropical reef fish were implicated in each cluster. Most of those affected had musculoskeletal, neurological and gastrointestinal symptoms. The clusters raise questions about the need for rapid diagnosis and enhanced surveillance mechanisms, the regulation of fish supply, and the lack of testing facilities for ciguatera toxin.

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