# Ciguatoxin outbreak — Florida, 1999-11
> **Food** · Confirmed · 16 ill / 4 hosp / 0 deaths
## Outbreak
- **NORS ID:** NORS-2ebe92e5c925
- **Date:** 1999-11
- **State:** Florida
- **Primary mode:** Food
- **Etiology:** Ciguatoxin
- **Etiology status:** Confirmed
- **Setting:** Restaurant: Other
## Impact
- **Illnesses:** 16
- **Hospitalizations:** 4
- **Deaths:** 0
## Food vehicle

- **Food:** fish, mackeral;fish, amberjack
- **Contaminated ingredient:** —
- **IFSAC category:** Fish

## Source
- [NORS Dashboard](https://wwwn.cdc.gov/norsdashboard/)
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