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Clinical and laboratory evidence of Haff disease – case series from an outbreak in Salvador, Brazil, December 2016 to April 2017
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View Affiliations Hide AffiliationsAntonio Carlos Bandeiraantoniobandeira gmail.com
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Citation style for this article: . Clinical and laboratory evidence of Haff disease – case series from an outbreak in Salvador, Brazil, December 2016 to April 2017. Euro Surveill. 2017;22(24):pii=30552. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.24.30552 Received: 08 May 2017; Accepted: 14 Jun 2017
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Abstract
We describe a series of 15 Haff disease cases from an outbreak in Salvador, Brazil, starting early December 2016. Eleven cases were grouped in four family clusters of two to four individuals, four were isolated cases. All but one patient consumed cooked fish; 11 within 24h before symptoms onset. Cases consumed ‘Olho de Boi’ (Seriola spp.) and ’Badejo’ (Mycteroperca spp.). A total of 67 cases were detected, the last case was reported on 5 April 2017.
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