A case of ciguatera fish poisoning in a French traveler

M Develoux; G Le Loup; G Pialoux

doi:10.2807/ese.13.45.19027-en

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A case of ciguatera fish poisoning in a French traveler
M Develoux¹ , G Le Loup¹ , G Pialoux¹
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Affiliations: ¹ Service des maladies infectieuses et tropicales, Hôpital Tenon APHP, Paris, France

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M Develoux
michel.develoux sat.aphp.fr
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Citation style for this article: Develoux M, Le Loup G, Pialoux G. A case of ciguatera fish poisoning in a French traveler. Euro Surveill. 2008;13(45):pii=19027. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.13.45.19027-en Received: 24 Oct 2008

Abstract

Ciguatera is a toxic poisoning due to ingestion of fish and is rarely reported in France. Little is known about this imported tropical disease. We present a case observed in Paris in a traveller returning from the Dominican Republic.