According to experts, tetrodotoxin is highly toxic and cannot be detoxified by processing methods. At present, there is no detoxification drug specifically for tetrodotoxin poisoning. The toxic component of puffer fish is tetrodotoxin, and 0.5 mg can kill people.

Moreover, tetrodotoxin is very stable, and general processing methods such as heating, cooking and drying can not detoxify. Tetrodotoxin poisoning occurs rapidly, and the incubation period is generally only 10 ~ 45 minutes, and the longest is only 3 hours.

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According to experts from Guangdong CDC, there are more than 30 species of puffer fish in China, which can be caught in coastal areas almost all year round. Generally speaking, puffer fish is 70 ~ 300mm long, short and thick, with a long and round body, a relatively flat head, and stripes on the back and sides of the body vary with different species.

It is worth noting that although most tetrodotoxin poisoning is mainly caused by eating tetrodotoxin, there are more than one kind of food containing tetrodotoxin, such as goby fish.

People's Daily Online-Provincial CDC appealed not to eat puffer fish.