title: Food-poisoning outbreak and fatality following ingestion of sea turtle meat in the rural community of Ndrondroni, Mohéli Island, Comoros, December 2012.
abstract: On 24-December-2012 newspapers reported food-poisoning cases in Ndrondroni, Comoros. The authors conducted an investigation and a case-control study to identify the source and control the outbreak. They identified eight cases. A 6-month breastfed infant died. The results suggest consumption of Eretmochelys imbricata caused the outbreak. A bio-toxin ingested by the turtle might be the source. The local authorities informed the population on the danger of turtle-meat consumption. Cooking does not destroy the toxin.
authors.affiliation: Surveillance Unit, Ministry of Health, Ngazidja, Comoros; Field Epidemiology Training Programme of the Indian Ocean (FETP-OI), Surveillance Unit of the Indian Ocean Commission, Mauritius.
authors.forename: Saindou
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ben Ali Mbaé
authors.affiliation: Surveillance Unit, Ministry of Health, Ngazidja, Comoros.
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mlindassé
authors.affiliation: Regional Health Agency of Mohéli, Mohéli, Comoros.
authors.forename: Saindou
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mihidjaé
authors.affiliation: Field Epidemiology Training Programme of the Indian Ocean (FETP-OI), Surveillance Unit of the Indian Ocean Commission, Mauritius; EpiConcept, Epidemiology Department, 47 rue de Charenton, 75012, Paris, France. Electronic address: thomas.seyler@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Seyler
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017507:Comoros / Q000453:epidemiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D012424:Rural Population; D014426:Turtles
keywords: Chelonitoxism; Comoros; Eretmochelys imbricata; Food-poisoning; Outbreak; Sea turtle