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Plant poisoning outbreak in the western area of Cambodia, 2005

Tourdjman M, Srihawong R, Soy TK, Touch S, Hul S, Janssens B, Galliot-Guilley M, Vong S
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Abstract
An outbreak investigation was conducted during February-March 2005 to determine the cause of several sudden deaths occurring in Pailin Province, Cambodia. Sixty-seven patients presented with non-febrile poisoning-like symptoms and 15 died of coma, including 53% children under 10 years old. Symptoms included sore throat (92%), sore lips (73%), swollen tongue (54%) and gastrointestinal signs (41%). A plant locally called prik was the source of poisoning (97.0 vs. 28.7%, odds ratio 74.3, P<0.001). Patients may have confused the edible Melientha suavis Pierre with Urobotrya siamensis Hiepko, both from the Opiliaceae family. This was the first report of Urobotrya poisoning and its clinical manifestations.

Countries

Cambodia

Subject Area

outbreakspoisoning

Languages

English
DOI
10.1016/j.trstmh.2009.01.022
Published Date
01 Sep 2009
PubMed ID
19278704
Journal
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume | Issue | Pages
Volume 103, Issue 9, Pages 949-951
Issue Date
2009-09-01
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