8 children, 1 adult die after eating sea turtle meat in Zanzibar, officials say

Sea turtle meat is considered a delicacy in Zanzibar even though it periodically results in deaths from chelonitoxism, a type of food poisoning.

Zanzibar, Tanzania — Eight children and an adult died after eating sea turtle meat on Pemba Island in the Zanzibar archipelago, while 78 other people were hospitalized, authorities said Saturday. Sea turtle meat is considered a delicacy by Zanzibar's people even though it periodically results in deaths from chelonitoxism, a type of food poisoning. The adult who died late Friday was the mother of one of the children who succumbed earlier, said the Mkoani District medical officer, Dr.

In November 2021, seven people, including a 3-year-old, died on Pemba after eating turtle meat while three others were hospitalized.It was not clear what species of sea turtle was eaten in Zanzibar, linked to the deaths. In addition to human predation, a range of climatological and other environmental factors have landed most sea turtle species on endangered lists, including the world's most critically-endangered sea turtle, the Kemp's Ridley.

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