Sabah Health Department reports five cases of puffer fish toxin poisoning


KOTA KINABALU: Five cases of puffer fish toxin poisoning have been detected in Sabah over the past two weeks, says the Sabah Health Department director, Dr Maria Suleiman.

She stated that five cases of food poisoning, suspected to be caused by puffer fish toxins, were reported in Kota Kinabalu (one case) on Jan 10, while a second case involved a family of four in the Kota Marudu district on Jan 24.

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