A 4-year-old, 10 kg African girl (AG) was admitted at Gweru General Hospital
on 15 April 1999 as a referral from a rural district hospital in Gokwe. The child
together with her brother, aged 7 years, had collected some beetles, roasted them
and ingested an unspeci®ed number on 12 April (day 1). Both children after
ingestion, had vomited and were looking lethargic when the parents found them.