Deep-sea fish poisoning
Min Fukang reported that recently, many patients in Zhuhai area were suspected of eating contaminated wild sea eel, and serious poisoning incidents occurred.
On September 24th, Mr. Huang of Zhuhai bought an "oil cone" deep-sea eel in the market, and ate it in the bar that night. Except for the younger son who doesn't eat fish, Mr. Huang's wife and relatives of two daughters all developed vomiting, abdominal pain and other symptoms and were rushed to the local hospital for treatment.
After examination by relevant doctors, it was learned that Mr. Huang's family had eaten a rare ciguatoxin by mistake. Mr. Huang reacted by himself. When eating fish, I already feel numb in my tongue and mouth, which makes people uncomfortable after eating it. By 9 o'clock in the evening, my body had collapsed and sweated, and my wife had eaten a large piece of fish fillet, which made the situation worse.
Follow-up of deep-sea fish poisoning incident
Minfukang reported that after the incident, the local food and drug administration immediately launched an investigation into the incident and investigated the large-scale wild fish sold in the market, and suspended the sale of such foods, including sea eel, grouper and Napoleon wrasse. And posted relevant emergency notices to the vegetable market to inform consumers, requiring all catering units to effectively implement the main responsibility of food safety, carefully investigate risks, reduce hidden dangers, and prevent the recurrence of poisoning incidents caused by eating deep-sea fish.
What is ciguatoxin?
Min Fukang learned that ciguatoxin is a kind of marine algae toxin, and there is no specific medicine to treat this toxin directly at present. Emergency measures are to induce vomiting and gastric lavage of toxins that have been ingested into the human body, to help replenish blood volume and correct the acid-base imbalance of the water electrolyte tank. At the same time, we should pay attention to avoid eating deep-sea fish again within 3-6 months.
Why are wild sea eels poisoned?
Wild eels and wild marine fish living near coral reefs may contain ciguatoxin, because big fish eat small fish and small fish eat toxic algae on corals. The local food and drug administration said that ciguatoxin could not be detected by conventional means, and there was no obvious abnormality in the sense, smell and taste of rainwater.
Min Fukang hereby reminds the general public that deep-sea fish, especially large-scale deep-sea coral fish, must be carefully eaten to avoid hidden toxins in the fish. For safety reasons, it is best not to eat internal organs. At the same time, when buying deep-sea fish, it is best to leave the fish for a few days and eat it after the toxin is removed. When eating, ensure that it is cooked at high temperature to avoid poisoning due to immaturity.