TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Ackee fruit poisoning in eight siblings: implications for public health awareness
JO  - American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene
A1  - Katibi, Oludolapo Sherifat
A1  - Olaosebikan, Rasaq
A1  - Abdulkadir, Mohammed Baba
A1  - Ogunkunle, Taofik Oluwaseun
A1  - Ibraheem, Rasheedah Mobolaji
A1  - Murtala, Rukayat
SP  - 1122
EP  - 1123
VL  - 93
IS  - 5
N2  - Ackee apple fruit is a native fruit to Jamaica and some parts of west Africa. Its toxicity known as "Jamaican vomiting sickness" dates back to the nineteenth century. However, there is a dearth of reported published data on toxicity from Nigeria where it is popularly known in the southwest as "ishin." We report a case series of eight previously well Nigerian siblings who presented at various intervals after ingestion of roasted seeds and aril of the ackee fruit.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0002-9637
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.15-0348
ID  - ref1
ER  -