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Teaching Case

A cluster of tetrodotoxin poisoning in Oman

Badria Alhatalia Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Directorate General for Disease Surveillance and Control, Ministry of Health, Muscat, OmanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sultan Al Lawatiab Department of Internal Medicine, Al Nahdah Hospital, Muscat, Oman
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Faryal Khamisc Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman
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Sandeep Kanturd Intensive Care Unit, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman
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Seif Al-Abrie Directorate General for Disease Surveillance and Control, Ministry of Health, Muscat, Oman
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Vikas Kapilf Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, USA
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Jerry Thomasg Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Rudolph Johnsong Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Elizabeth I. Hameling Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Rebecca M. Colemanh National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center, Ft. Detrick, Frederick, MD, USA
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Ziad Kazzii Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Pages 262-266 | Received 29 Dec 2020, Accepted 06 Apr 2021, Published online: 29 Apr 2021

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