Eight kids and one grown-up passed away after they ate sea turtle meat on Pemba Island in the Zanzibar archipelago, and 78 other people got sick and had to go to the hospital, officials said on Saturday.
The people in Zanzibar like to eat sea turtle meat even though it can sometimes make them sick and even cause deaths.
The mother of one of the children who died earlier also passed away on Friday. This was confirmed by Dr. Mkoani District medical officer.
Bakari said to The Associated Press that tests at the lab showed that all the people who got sick had eaten sea turtle meat.
Zanzibar leaders sent a team to help with the disasters. The team, led by Hamza Hassan Juma, told people not to eat sea turtles.
In November 2021, seven people, including a 3-year-old child, died on Pemba Island after eating turtle meat. Three other people got very sick and had to go to the hospital.
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