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Case Reports • Braz J Infect Dis 23 (3) • May-Jun 2019 • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjid.2019.06.004   copy

Ciguatera fish poisoning in Brazilian traveler to Caribbean

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ABSTRACT

Ciguatera poisoning is the most common form of non-bacterial food-poisoning from fish worldwide. The incidence among Brazilians returning from high-risk regions is unclear because it is not a mandatory reportable disease. We describe a previously healthy 53-year-old Brazilian woman developed Ciguatera fish poisoning while traveling to Havana, Cuba. Physicians and health care professionals should advise travelers to avoid eating ciguatoxic fish species and potentially toxic fish species in the Caribbean islands. Despite the prognosis for most cases is good with a short duration of self-limited symptoms, early recognition of the identifying clinical features of ciguatera can result in improved patient care.

Keywords
Ciguatera; Caribbean; Brazilian traveller; Fish poisoning

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