Egypt’s Ministry of Health warns of having, fishing deadly Takifugu

CAIRO- 9 May 2022: Egyptian Ministry of Health warned of eating or fishing the highly toxic Takifugu, saying that this poisonous fish leads to death as there is no antidote to its poison.

The Ministry’s warning was issued after a five-member family was poisoned after having a meal of Takifugu fish in the Mediterranean city of Port Said.

“It is the deadliest fish in the world,” said the Ministry in a statement, noting that this type of fish is common in markets.

Takifugu is found in the Red Sea, and the oceans, and reached the Mediterranean Sea through the Suez Canal, the ministry said.

Symptoms of poisoning begin to appear on the person who eats Takifugu within 20-60 minutes. The Symptoms include an abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, weakness and paralysis of muscles, low blood pressure, low heart rate, numbness in the body, and dyspnea. Its poison also leads to paralysis or coma.