crew members were reported to have developed symptoms of histamine poisoning. Commercially canned tuna was determined to be the cause of the poisoning of 232 persons in the north-central United States in 1973. History The syndrome is named after the fish family Scombridae, which includes mackerels, tunas, and bonitos, because early descriptions of the illness noted an association with those species, although nonscombroid fish such as mahi-mahi and amberjack may also cause the condition. References External links Seafood Network Information Center Center for Disease Control: Food Poisonings from Marine Toxins Toxic effect of noxious substances eaten as food Fish and humans Wikipedia medicine articles ready to translate