According to Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, there are around 30 cases of pufferfish poisoning per year, with a fugu-related fatality reported every few years. Other pufferfish that need to be treated delicately include the silver-stripe blaasop, which is consumed in Mediterranean countries such as Türkiye, Egypt and Lebanon. Tetrodotoxin poisoning has been reported in these locations too, with 10 known fatalities having occurred over the years.

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