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'Consumption of toxic turtle meat: two children killed, 19 people hospitalized
Written by Adnews on November 2, 2023
An 8-year-old child and an 18-month-old baby died on Monday in the northern part of the country following food poisoning caused by the consumption of sea turtle meat, a protected and critically endangered animal. , we learned from the Ministry of Fisheries and the Blue Economy.
This tragedy occurred in Izegnitry Andranovondronina, Antsiranana II district. The turtle meat was put on sale at the local market on Sunday. Around thirty people consumed it. The same day, signs of intoxication appeared in the villagers who consumed it, the first of which were the children who had stomach pains, headaches, vomiting... The two children died the next day. 19 other people, made up of 8 children, 5 women including one pregnant and 9 men, had to be urgently evacuated to the local health center.
Local authorities raided Andranovondronina after this tragedy in order to carry out investigations and raise awareness among residents not to consume certain marine animals at this time of year, that is to say the hot season, thereby that they are poisonous to those who eat the flesh.
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Madagascar: Food poisoning in Antsiranana - Two children dead and twenty-one adults hospitalized
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Madagascar Express (Antananarivo)
By Raheriniaina
The same scenario recurs every year, despite the ban announced by the competent local authorities.
Twenty-three people suffered food poisoning from fano meat.
The awareness campaign on Poisoning through the consumption of marine animals (Icam) carried out by the regional directorate of Fisheries and the blue economy of Diana, barely finished, a sad incident again occurred in Andranovondronina, in the district of Antsiranana-II.
According to consistent sources, two children died, one of whom died at the University Hospital of Place Kabary, following the consumption of sea turtle meat locally called “fano”. Seven children also underwent treatment at the hospital.
In total, twenty-one people have been admitted to CHU Place Kabary since Tuesday afternoon, but five others have already returned home.
Among these adults, still under surveillance, are a pregnant woman and another who suffers from hypertension.
Concordant
According to preliminary investigations carried out with the villagers, they have not seen the animal alive. However, they shared his already cooked meat, and ate it without hesitation. According to consistent sources, the symptom was only observed forty-eight hours after consumption. Head and stomach aches were noted in the victims and some were immediately paralyzed, including the two deceased children.
Faced with this situation, regional officials, led by Governor Taciano Rakotomanga, went to the hospital to encourage patients and their families. They also provided emergency care to the victims. They also warned the population, especially in coastal areas, of the risk of food poisoning from these marine animals.
“I appeal to the populations living in the region to be vigilant, because, during a certain period, it is prohibited to consume or sell certain species of fish, sharks or even sea turtles. They are toxic in this season hot,” says MP Jocelyne Rahelihanta.
The reason for this ban is that the hot season is the flowering period of micro algae in the sea. The species feed on algae, from November to March, and become toxic to those who eat their flesh. The animals involved are numerous, sharks, turtles, fish and molluscs.
In the Diana region, poisoning after consuming turtles is the most common. But, in 2017, it was the consumption of sardinella that killed domestic animals
An investigation is opened and the health officials concerned are called upon to apply rigorous control on the premises and at the market.
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'Consumption of toxic turtle meat: two children killed, 19 people hospitalized
Written by Adnews on November 2, 2023
An 8-year-old child and an 18-month-old baby died on Monday in the northern part of the country following food poisoning caused by the consumption of sea turtle meat, a protected and critically endangered animal. , we learned from the Ministry of Fisheries and the Blue Economy.
This tragedy occurred in Izegnitry Andranovondronina, Antsiranana II district. The turtle meat was put on sale at the local market on Sunday. Around thirty people consumed it. The same day, signs of intoxication appeared in the villagers who consumed it, the first of which were the children who had stomach pains, headaches, vomiting... The two children died the next day. 19 other people, made up of 8 children, 5 women including one pregnant and 9 men, had to be urgently evacuated to the local health center.
Local authorities raided Andranovondronina after this tragedy in order to carry out investigations and raise awareness among residents not to consume certain marine animals at this time of year, that is to say the hot season, thereby that they are poisonous to those who eat the flesh.
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Madagascar: Food poisoning in Antsiranana - Two children dead and twenty-one adults hospitalized
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Madagascar Express (Antananarivo)
By Raheriniaina
The same scenario recurs every year, despite the ban announced by the competent local authorities.
Twenty-three people suffered food poisoning from fano meat.
The awareness campaign on Poisoning through the consumption of marine animals (Icam) carried out by the regional directorate of Fisheries and the blue economy of Diana, barely finished, a sad incident again occurred in Andranovondronina, in the district of Antsiranana-II.
According to consistent sources, two children died, one of whom died at the University Hospital of Place Kabary, following the consumption of sea turtle meat locally called “fano”. Seven children also underwent treatment at the hospital.
In total, twenty-one people have been admitted to CHU Place Kabary since Tuesday afternoon, but five others have already returned home.
Among these adults, still under surveillance, are a pregnant woman and another who suffers from hypertension.
Concordant
According to preliminary investigations carried out with the villagers, they have not seen the animal alive. However, they shared his already cooked meat, and ate it without hesitation. According to consistent sources, the symptom was only observed forty-eight hours after consumption. Head and stomach aches were noted in the victims and some were immediately paralyzed, including the two deceased children.
Faced with this situation, regional officials, led by Governor Taciano Rakotomanga, went to the hospital to encourage patients and their families. They also provided emergency care to the victims. They also warned the population, especially in coastal areas, of the risk of food poisoning from these marine animals.
“I appeal to the populations living in the region to be vigilant, because, during a certain period, it is prohibited to consume or sell certain species of fish, sharks or even sea turtles. They are toxic in this season hot,” says MP Jocelyne Rahelihanta.
The reason for this ban is that the hot season is the flowering period of micro algae in the sea. The species feed on algae, from November to March, and become toxic to those who eat their flesh. The animals involved are numerous, sharks, turtles, fish and molluscs.
In the Diana region, poisoning after consuming turtles is the most common. But, in 2017, it was the consumption of sardinella that killed domestic animals
An investigation is opened and the health officials concerned are called upon to apply rigorous control on the premises and at the market.
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