8 children, 1 adult die after eating sea turtle meat in Zanzibar, officials say

8 children, 1 adult die after eating sea turtle meat in Zanzibar, officials say

Zanzibar, Tanzania — Eight children and an adult died after eating sea turtle meat on Pemba Island in the Zanzibar archipelago, while 78 other people were hospitalized, authorities said Saturday. Sea turtle meat is considered a delicacy by Zanzibar’s people even though it periodically results in deaths from chelonitoxism, a type of food poisoning. The adult … Read more