Ciguatera fish poisoning sickens 15 in Saipan, consumption of barracuda implicated

Some fifteen people were sickened with ciguatera fish poisoning in the village of Garapan on Saipan in the Northern Marianas Islands, according to a local media report. The patients, nine of which were tourists, became ill three hours after consuming barracuda at a Chinese restaurant and food taken home. More than 400 species of fish, including barracuda, black ["]