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

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dc.contributor.authorKatibi, O.S.
dc.contributor.authorOlaosebikan, R.R
dc.contributor.authorAbdulkadir, Mohammed Baba
dc.contributor.authorOgunkunle, T.O
dc.contributor.authorIbraheem, Rasheedat Mobolaji
dc.contributor.authorMurtala, R
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-11T09:43:10Z
dc.date.available2023-01-11T09:43:10Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractAckee 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.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipSelf fundeden_US
dc.identifier.citation30. Katibi, O.S., Olaosebikan, R., Abdulkadir, M.B., Ogunkunle, T.O., Ibraheem, R.M., & Murtala, R. (2015): Ackee Fruit Poisoning in Eight Siblings: Implications for Public Health Awareness. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 93(5):1122-3en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12484/8343
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygieneen_US
dc.titleAckee Fruit Poisoning in Eight Siblings: Implications for Public Health Awarenessen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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