In ZANZIBAR – Tanzania, It was reported that 9 Peoples died after consuming Zanzibar Sea Turtles meat and about 78 other peoples were hospitalized. This event happened on Zanzibar’s Pemba Island, where people are getting more attached to these turtles and the number of fans are increasing day by day.
The adult who died late Friday was the mother of one of the children who succumbed earlier, said the Mkoani District medical officer, Dr. Haji Bakari. He said the turtle meat was consumed Tuesday. It was confirmed in laboratory tests that all of them had eaten sea turtle meat.
This is the second time that people have died by consuming sea turtle meat. This happened in November 2021, where seven people including a 3 year old died by eating Zanzibar sea turtles meat. While, three others were hospitalized.
People usually swim with these turtles or make sea turtle tattoo but in this event everyone died because of eating them. This incident makes one thing clear to us. We should not eat every animal or mammal before knowing its side effects.
Health risks associated with consuming Zanzibar Sea Turtles:
Consuming sea turtles can become a serious problem because it is the major cause of death or can lead you towards hospital. The meat of sea turtles is regarded as a delicacy by the locals of Zanzibar. They can easily lead you towards food poisoning popular as Chelonitoxism.
This particular food poisoning is dangerous to human health. This was recommended by experts to stop consuming sea turtles.
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