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    Fish born toxin said to be the cause of illness among New Yorkers

    January 31, 2013 - Mark Santora, The New York Times

    On July 12, 2011, a New York City man sat down at a Manhattan restaurant and made what seemed like a healthy dinner choice: grouper.

    The man was physically fit and just the day before had gone for a two-mile swim.

    But hours after his meal, he could barely walk. Full Story