Several people died and many were hospitalized after consuming sea turtle meat on Pemba Island in Zanzibar.
Several people either died or were sickened after eating sea turtle meat on Pemba Island in the Zanzibar archipelago, authorities said over the weekend. Eight children and an adult died, and 78 other people were hospitalized. Zanzibar's people consider sea turtle meat to be a delicacy. It's believed the deaths resulted from chelonitoxism, a type of food poisoning.
Bakari told The Associated Press that laboratory tests had confirmed all the victims had eaten sea turtle meat.RELATED: Five Guys' prices sparks outrage after $24 receipt goes viral: 'Highway robbery'Authorities in Zanzibar, which is a semi-autonomous region of the East African nation of Tanzania, sent a disaster management team led by Hamza Hassan Juma, who urged people to avoid consuming sea turtles.
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