Joskow Renée, Belson Martin, Vesper Hubert, Backer Lorraine, Rubin Carol
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Environmental Health, Environmental Hazards Health Effects/Health Studies Branch, Chamblee, GA 30341, USA.
Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2006;44(3):267-73. doi: 10.1080/15563650600584410.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provided technical assistance to the Ministry of Health of Haiti during an outbreak of over 100 cases of acute illness and death in the northern region of Haiti during a 4-month period beginning in November 2000. The epidemiologic, clinical, and laboratory findings in this investigation indicated the ingestion of unripe ackee fruit as the most likely cause of this outbreak. This report describes the CDC field investigation in Haiti and gives a brief overview of the current state of knowledge about ackee poisoning.
2000年11月开始的4个月期间，海地北部地区爆发了100多例急性疾病和死亡病例，疾病控制与预防中心（CDC）向海地卫生部提供了技术援助。本次调查中的流行病学、临床和实验室结果表明，食用未成熟的西非荔枝果是此次疫情最可能的病因。本报告描述了疾病控制与预防中心在海地的实地调查情况，并简要概述了目前关于西非荔枝果中毒的知识现状。
