Kanchanapongkul, JKungsuwan, ATantisiriwan, VPunthawangkun, CKrittayapoositpot, P2009-05-272009-05-271996-12-01Kanchanapongkul J, Kungsuwan A, Tantisiriwan V, Punthawangkun C, Krittayapoositpot P. An outbreak of horseshoe crab poisoning in Chon Buri, Thailand: clinical, toxicologic and therapeutic considerations. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 1996 Dec; 27(4): 806-9http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/35242The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.In 1994-1996, an outbreak of horseshoe crab poisoning by eating toxic eggs of the horseshoe crab Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda affected over 100 persons in Chon Buri which located on the eastern coast of Thailand. We discuss clinical description and management of this first major outbreak. The responsible toxin has been partially purified by means of ultrafiltration and high performance liquid chromatography. The horseshoe crab toxin is identified as tetrodotoxin (TTX) and anhydro TTX.engAnimalsDisease OutbreaksEggs --poisoningFemaleHorseshoe CrabsHumansMaleTetrodotoxin --poisoningThailand --epidemiologyJournal Article