Pufferfish poisoning from Arothron stellatus: The first confirmed case in India with exact DNA sequencing-based species identification
Pufferfish poisoning from Arothron stellatus: The first confirmed case in India with exact DNA sequencing-based species identification
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Date
2021-09
Authors
Toms C. Joseph
D.B. Goswami
M.A. Pradeep
T.K. Anupama
Ejaz Parmar
V. Renuka
S. Remya
C.N. Ravishankar
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Elsevier
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A puffer fish poisoning case was reported from the coastal city of Veraval in the Gujarat state of India with
patient reporting symptoms of giddiness, vertigo, aphasia and heaviness of head following consumption of
cooked fish. Treatment was purely symptomatic and supportive. The patient was discharged from the hospital in
a stable condition after 4 days. The suspected fish species was later identified using DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)
sequencing as Arothron stellatus with 100% identity.
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Toxicon. 200: 180-182.