Sea turtle meat is considered an exotic delicacy in Zanzibar but the consumption of contaminated meat can cause chelonitoxism, a type of food poisoning.
Eight children and an adult have died after eating sea turtle meat on Pemba Island in the Zanzibar archipelago, and 78 other people have been taken to hospital, authorities said on Saturday.
Sea turtle meat is considered a delicacy in Zanzibar but it periodically results in deaths from chelonitoxism, a type of food poisoning, as reported by The Associated Press.
