![]() ![]() Takifugu rubripes (Ocellate puffer) liver Takifugu rubripes (Ocellate puffer) liver soup (souvenir) Takifugu poecilonotus (Finepatterned puffer) liver, etc. Takifugu porphyreus (Genuin puffer) ovaries Takifugu snyderi (Vermiculated puffer) and Takifugu pardalis (Panther puffer) stew (liver) Takifugu pardalis (Panther puffer) miso soup (liver) Takifugu pardalis (Panther puffer) liver Fished ![]() Takifugu xanthopterus (Striped puffer) liver Types of pufferfish which have caused food poisoning in TokyoĬases of pufferfish poisoning in Tokyo (1993-2015) The fatality rate for food poisoning due to pufferfish for the last 10 years (from 2006 to 2015) is 2.8%. The fatality rate (the percentage of patients who die) of pufferfish poisoning is extremely high in comparison with other forms of food poisoning. Once consciousness is lost, the heart and breathing will stop, resulting in death.Ĭases of food poisoning due to pufferfish in the last 10 years (nationwide) Consciousness remains clear until immediately prior to death.Thereafter, total body motor paralysis will occur and the sufferer will become unable to even move a finger.Before long, sensory paralysis, slurred speech, and difficulty breathing will occur.A person experiencing pufferfish poisoning will totter or stagger when attempting to walk. This is accompanied by pain such as a headache or stomachache and may also result in continuous and violent vomiting. Between 20 minutes and 3 hours after eating, numbness begins to occur in the lips, the tip of the tongue, and the fingertips. ![]()
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