A 15-Year Retrospective Review of Ciguatera in the Madeira Islands (North-East Atlantic, Portugal) [PDF]
Toxins, 2023 The first ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) in Portugal dates from 2008 when 11 people reported CFP symptoms after consuming a 30 kg amberjack caught around the Selvagens Islands (Madeira Archipelago). Since then, 49 human poisonings have been reported. The
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Reviewing Evidence for Disturbance to Coral Reefs Increasing the Risk of Ciguatera [PDF]
ToxinsThe hypothesis that disturbance to coral reefs creates new surfaces that increase the risk of ciguatera is premised upon the increased algal substrates that develop on these surfaces being colonised by high ciguatoxin (CTX)-producing Gambierdiscus ...
Michael J. Holmes, Richard J. Lewis
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Ciguatera Fish Poisoning in the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean: Reconciling the Multiplicity of Ciguatoxins and Analytical Chemistry Approach for Public Health Safety [PDF]
Toxins, 2023 Ciguatera is a major circumtropical poisoning caused by the consumption of marine fish and invertebrates contaminated with ciguatoxins (CTXs): neurotoxins produced by endemic and benthic dinoflagellates which are biotransformed in the fish food-web.
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Clinical Characteristics of Ciguatera Poisoning in Martinique, French West Indies—A Case Series [PDF]
Toxins, 2022 Ciguatera poisoning (CP) is one of the most common causes worldwide of marine poisoning associated with fish consumption from tropical areas. Its incidence is underreported. CP cases seem to increase with grouped cases reported during summer. Exposure to
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First Detection of Algal Caribbean Ciguatoxin in Amberjack Causing Ciguatera Poisoning in the Canary Islands (Spain). [PDF]
Toxins (Basel)Ciguatera Poisoning (CP) is an illness associated with the consumption of fish contaminated with potent natural toxins found in the marine environment, commonly known as ciguatoxins (CTXs).
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An Unusual Presentation of Severe Ciguatera Poisoning: Case Report. [PDF]
Am J Case RepCase series Patients: Male, 60-year-old • Female, 50-year-old Final Diagnosis: Ciguatera poisoning Symptoms: Hypotension • bradycardia • nausea • vomiting • temperature diasthesia Clinical Procedure: — Specialty: Toxicology Objective: Unusual clinical ...
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Pacific Ciguatoxin-1 (P-CTX-1) in a Moray eel (Gymnothorax javanicus) Responsible for Ciguatera in Khanh Hoa Province, Viet Nam [PDF]
ToxinsOn 5 November 2020, a poisoning event involving four people by the consumption of moray eel occurred in Khanh Hoa Province, Viet Nam, with signs indicative of ciguatera.
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Ciguatera-Causing Dinoflagellate Gambierdiscus spp. (Dinophyceae) in a Subtropical Region of North Atlantic Ocean (Canary Islands): Morphological Characterization and Biogeography [PDF]
Toxins, 2019 Dinoflagellates belonging to the genus Gambierdiscus produce ciguatoxins (CTXs), which are metabolized in fish to more toxic forms and subsequently cause ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) in humans. Five species of Gambierdiscus have been described from the
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Ciguatera fish poisoning in the Pacific Islands (1998 to 2008). [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2011 BackgroundCiguatera is a type of fish poisoning that occurs throughout the tropics, particularly in vulnerable island communities such as the developing Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs).
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Toxins, 2021 Ciguatera poisoning is a globally occurring seafood disease caused by the ingestion of marine products contaminated with dinoflagellate produced neurotoxins.
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