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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/20395| Title: | Scombroid fish poisoning after ingestion of Dolphin fish (Lampuki) |
| Authors: | Balzan, Martin Portelli, Alex |
| Keywords: | Scombridae -- Malta Food poisoning Coryphaena hippurus -- Malta Nutritionally induced diseases |
| Issue Date: | 1991 |
| Publisher: | University of Malta Medical School |
| Citation: | Balzan, M., & Portelli, A. (1991). Scombroid fish poisoning after ingestion of Dolphin fish (Lampuki). Medi-Scope, 14, 19-25. |
| Abstract: | Scombroid fish poisoning results from the ingestion of toxic substances that accumulate in improperly handled fish.(l) In October 1990 local general practitioners, health centre medical officers and emergency room staff noted a number of 'allergic' reactions related to the ingestion of Lampuki (Dolphin fish) particularly in the Zejtun area. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/20395 |
| Appears in Collections: | Medi-Scope, Issue 14 Medi-Scope, Issue 14 |
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