Table 2. --Fish poisoning outbreaks in the Caribbean area recorded in the 



literature ~™ 



Authority- 



Date 



Tlumber of Number of 



Outbreaks Individuals Fish Responsible 



lo 



2. 



5- 



6. 



7o 

 80 



9. 

 10. 

 11. 

 12 c 



13. 



lit. 

 15. 

 I60 



17 o 



18. 



19. 

 20. 

 21. 

 22. 



23 . 

 2it. 

 25 = 



Sphyraena barracuda 



v 



Seriola falcata 

 Caranx latus 



Caranx latus 

 Caranx sp. 

 Caranx sp. 

 Caranx latus 

 Caranx latus 

 Seriola falcata 

 Seriola falcata 

 Seriola falcata 

 Caranx spT 



Scomberomorus cavalla 

 Sphyraena barracuda 



Caranx sp. 

 Sphyraeiaa barracuda 

 Caranx sp.~ 

 Sphyraena barracuda 

 Scomberomorus cavalla 

 Sphyraena barracuda 

 Caranx latus 

 Unknown 

 Unknown 

 Epinephelus morio 



l/ Amberjack, king mackerel, and snappers were implicated in this outbreak. 

 2/ These records obtained by Walker from the Office of Sanitation at St. 

 "~ Thomas. 



In the Pacific, Gatewood (1909) recorded an outbreak in Samoa in 

 190U involving 20 individuals. Lee and Pang (19I4I4) reported two outbreaks 

 in Hawaii in Y)hh involving 32 people. Vonfraenkel and Krick ( 19U5) recorded 

 one outbreak in the Marianas involving 30 people. Cohen, et al. ( 19U6 ) 

 reported two outbreaks in the Marianas involving 81 people „ (See Table 3)o 



An accurate estimate of the number of cases of fish poisoning is 

 impossible, because of the unreliable health statistics in many of the areas 

 where the poisonings occur. (See Castillo 19^5) ° 



