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Case Reports
. 2015 Nov;93(5):1122-3.
doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0348. Epub 2015 Aug 31.

Ackee Fruit Poisoning in Eight Siblings: Implications for Public Health Awareness

Oludolapo Sherifat Katibi  1 , Rasaq Olaosebikan  2 , Mohammed Baba Abdulkadir  2 , Taofik Oluwaseun Ogunkunle  2 , Rasheedah Mobolaji Ibraheem  2 , Rukayat Murtala  2
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Ackee Fruit Poisoning in Eight Siblings: Implications for Public Health Awareness

Oludolapo Sherifat Katibi et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Nov.

Abstract

Ackee apple fruit is a native fruit to Jamaica and some parts of west Africa. Its toxicity known as "Jamaican vomiting sickness" dates back to the nineteenth century. However, there is a dearth of reported published data on toxicity from Nigeria where it is popularly known in the southwest as "ishin." We report a case series of eight previously well Nigerian siblings who presented at various intervals after ingestion of roasted seeds and aril of the ackee fruit.

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Ackee apple—aril, seeds, and fruit ingested by the children.
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