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Australia – Ciguatera Fish Poisoning

Brisbane Times

Heidi Hollis was working at an RSL Club in Evans Head on the northern NSW coast back in February when she and several colleagues tucked into a lunch of Spanish mackerel.

What followed was months of pain as food poisoning-like symptoms initially sent her to hospital for several days and left her with persistent nerve damage.

The source of the ailment, though, was much worse than a standard dodgy meal. Rather it was triggered by toxins contained in certain fish that are difficult to detect and can’t be destroyed by the cooking.

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