Egypt sounds alarm over toxic puffer fish

Egypt warns its citizens of the spread of a toxic fish on the market that causes poisoning, paralysis or coma, and can even lead to death within six to eight hours.
A boat sails in the water of the estuary of the Nile river's Damietta branch into the Mediterranean sea in the city of Ras el-Bar in Egypt's northern Damietta Governorate, about 265 kilometres north of the capital, on October 22, 2019. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP) (Photo by KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images)
A boat sails in the waters of the estuary of the Nile River's Damietta branch into the Mediterranean Sea, Ras el-Bar, northern Damietta governorate, Egypt, Oct. 22, 2019. - Khaled Desouki/AFP via Getty Images
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CAIRO — The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population has recently warned Egyptians of the spread of a toxic fish on the market known as the Takifugu, puffer fish or rabbitfish, which is characterized by its gray skin and is one of the deadliest in the world. 

In a video published Dec. 5 on its official Facebook page, the ministry said that this fish should by no means be consumed and any shop owner or shop found to be selling it shall be reported.

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