Fish poisoning in American Samoa
Dawson JM. 1977. Fish poisoning in American Samoa. Hawai`i medical journal. 36(8):239-243
First survey of fish poisoning in American Samoa was 1902; more recently American Samoa has been considered an area where fish poisoning is endemic; an average of 40 people are hospitalized in American Samoa yearly for fish poisoning; ciguatera accounted for 1/3 of these hospital admissions.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Dawson, John
- Units
- NPSA
- Keywords
- American Samoa, Animal Studies, Ciguatera, Fish/Ichthyology