PeterLucas wrote:
> "Janet Bostwick" > wrote in
> m:
>
>> PeterLucas wrote:
>>> "Janet Bostwick" > wrote in news:vLCdnaZ-
>>> :
>>>
>>>> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29392319...5773?GT1=31037
>>
>>> It's actually not bizarre, and really quite common. Here in Oz, we
>>> are very particular about what species of fish we eat. I've been
>>> eating fish since I was about 10yo, and have never had it. We were
>>> schooled on Ciguatera even back then.
>>>
>>> The cold allodynia (temp reversal) suffered by the woman shows that
>>> she had a severe case of the poisoning. That's common in severe
>>> cases as well.
>>
>>> Peter Lucas
>> I'd never heard of it before, but then, I'm and inlander.
>> Janet
>>
>
> You must be *waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay* inland :-)
>
> Admitedly, I've always lived near, interacted with, the ocean.
--
> Peter Lucas

I've always been at least a long day's drive or more from either US coast.
The best I can say is that I grew up on the shores of Lake Michigan -- a
larger body of water 'o} There may be large fish there, but I don't think
any of the size a grouper can attain.
Janet