A large outbreak of scombroid fish poisoning associated with eating escolar fish (Lepidocybium flavobrunneum)

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-33

  Feldman, K A ^a,d   Werner, S B ^b   Cronan, S ^c   Hernandez, M ^b   Horvath, A R ^c   Lea, C S ^c   Au, A M ^b   Vugia, D J ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA EMERGING INFECTIONS PROGRAM   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Marin County Dept Hlth/Hum Serv   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CIMETIDINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; HISTAMINE; PARACETAMOL; RANITIDINE;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIARRHEA; DISEASE DURATION; DIZZINESS; DRUG UTILIZATION; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPNEA; EPIDEMIC; EXPERIENCE; FISH; FLUSHING; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD POISONING; HEADACHE; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; NAUSEA; PARESTHESIA; PRURITUS; RASH; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN TINGLING; SWEATING; SYMPTOM; TASTE DISORDER; UNITED STATES; URTICARIA;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FISHES; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD POISONING; HISTAMINE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 14044251390     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095026880400322X     Document Type: Article

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