Czernichow P, Droy J M, Ezelin F, Leroy J
Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique. 1984;32(5):315-21.
A 1981 retrospective study in the Iles Saintes (Guadeloupe) points to an estimated average number of cases per year of 30 +/- 25 par 10,000 inhabitants, involving 2.6 +/- 1.6 outbreaks per year of this endemic disease. The infection is most common from August to October. The attack rate is 87%. The symptoms, as described by 112 former patients, include the usual digestive and neurological signs, with oculonasal symptoms being particularly frequent. Only in half the cases does the disease require medical care (doctor, dispensary, hospital). The median duration of the illness is 3 weeks. Two patients out of 3 are bedridden. More than one-third present sequelae. Three families of fish are responsible for these cases of food poisoning: the Carangidae, Sphyraenidae, and Muraenidae. The microphagous herbivora species are not incriminated. The results are compared to other series of data published for the Antilles and for the Pacific.
1981年在圣岛（瓜德罗普岛）开展的一项回顾性研究指出，估计每年每10000名居民中平均病例数为30±25例，这种地方病每年爆发2.6±1.6次。感染在8月至10月最为常见。发病率为87%。112名既往患者描述的症状包括常见的消化和神经体征，眼鼻症状尤为常见。只有半数病例需要医疗护理（医生、诊所、医院）。疾病的中位持续时间为3周。三分之二的患者卧床不起。超过三分之一的患者有后遗症。三类鱼导致了这些食物中毒病例：鲹科、魣科和海鳝科。食草性小型鱼类未被认定为病因。研究结果与为安的列斯群岛和太平洋地区公布的其他系列数据进行了比较。
