Muecke C, Hamper L, Skinner A L, Osborne C
Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health, Department of Health, Fredericton, NB.
South Region Health Protection Branch, Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health, Fredericton, NB.
Can Commun Dis Rep. 2015 Nov 5;41(11):285-288. doi: 10.14745/ccdr.v41i11a04.
An international ship crew presented for medical care in Saint John, New Brunswick, following rapid onset of gastrointestinal and in some cases neurological and cardiac symptoms after a common fish meal. Ciguatera poisoning was identified as the cause of illness. This report describes the public health investigation and management of this incident, including collaboration between the implicated provincial and federal authorities.
一组国际船员在食用了一顿普通的鱼餐后,迅速出现胃肠道症状,部分病例还伴有神经和心脏症状,随后前往新不伦瑞克省圣约翰市就医。经诊断,病因是雪卡毒素中毒。本报告描述了该事件的公共卫生调查和处理情况,包括相关省级和联邦当局之间的合作。