Browsing by Author "Olaosebikan, R.R"
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Item Ackee Fruit Poisoning in Eight Siblings: Implications for Public Health Awareness(American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2015) Katibi, O.S.; Olaosebikan, R.R; Abdulkadir, Mohammed Baba; Ogunkunle, T.O; Ibraheem, Rasheedat Mobolaji; Murtala, RAckee 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.