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Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 12, Issue 11, Page 8608-8622, November 2024.With a fast‐growing economy, the Dominican Republic has focused efforts on improving the safety of foods eaten throughout the country. Here, we review the current state of food safety in the Dominican Republic with a focus on etiological agents responsible for outbreaks, different public and private sector initiatives to improve food safety, and ...
Silvia J. R. Vargas +3 more
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Ciguatoxins: Cyclic Polyether Modulators of Voltage-gated Iion Channel Function
Marine Drugs, 2006 Ciguatoxins are cyclic polyether toxins, derived from marine dinoflagellates, which are responsible for the symptoms of ciguatera poisoning. Ingestion of tropical and subtropical fin fish contaminated by ciguatoxins results in an illness characterised by
Richard J. Lewis, Graham M. Nicholson
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Characterising a diversity of coastal community fisheries in Kiribati and Vanuatu
Fish and Fisheries, Volume 25, Issue 5, Page 837-857, September 2024.Abstract Understanding what diversity of small‐scale fisheries translates to in practice, and what this means for management regimes seeking sustainability, continues to be a challenging undertaking. This is particularly so in the tropical Pacific Islands region, where small‐scale coastal fisheries play a significant role in domestic food and ...
Brooke Campbell +8 more
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Emerging tropical diseases in Australia. Part 2. Ciguatera fish poisoning [PDF]
, 2010 Ciguatera poisoning is a food-borne neuro-intoxication caused by consumption of finfish that have accumulated ciguatoxins in their tissues. Ciguatera is a distressing and sometimes disabling condition that presents with a self-limiting though ...
Lewis, R J +22 more
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Regional Variations in the Risk and Severity of Ciguatera Caused by Eating Moray Eels
Toxins, 2017 Moray eels (Gymnothorax species) from tropical waters have long been known to be high-risk species, and the consumption of particularly the viscera or ungutted eels can result in severe ciguatera (known as Gymnothorax or moray eel poisoning ...
Thomas Y. K. Chan
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Mass capture fishing in the Marquesas Islands
Archaeology in Oceania, Volume 59, Issue 2, Page 234-250, July 2024.ABSTRACT Mass capture of small fishes with a variety of nets, traps, and weirs was widely practiced and economically important across East Polynesia at western contact. Archaeological research, however, has suggested these technologies were less important during the early settlement period and gained prominence over time. Several explanations have been
Reno Nims +2 more
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Food Risk Assess Europe, Volume 2, Issue 3, July 2024.Abstract Over the next decade, demographic, societal, technological, economic, environmental, and political factors are expected to significantly influence the agri‐food chain. Demographic shifts, characterised by an aging population and sustained migration, along with evolving consumer demands, will drive a greater emphasis on sustainability.
Gary Delalay +2 more
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Can diet change the natural history of gastrointestinal diseases?
JGH Open, Volume 8, Issue 5, May 2024.Abstract Belatedly, gastroenterologists have begun to pay attention to the role of diet in the exacerbation of gastrointestinal symptoms in many digestive disorders—a recognition that has spurred both high‐quality clinical trials and translational research into this area.
Eamonn M M Quigley
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Revista Cubana de Higiene y Epidemiología, 2007 La ciguatera es la intoxicación alimentaría causada por el consumo de pescados ciguatóxicos, cuyos efectos sobre el ser humano pueden ser graves y conducir a la muerte.
Carlos Manuel Maya Entenza +2 more
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Peripheral nervous system and neuromuscular disorders in the emergency department: A review
Academic Emergency Medicine, Volume 31, Issue 4, Page 386-397, April 2024.Abstract Introduction Acute presentations and emergencies in neuromuscular disorders (NMDs) often challenge clinical acumen. The objective of this review is to refine the reader's approach to history taking, clinical localization and early diagnosis, as well as emergency management of neuromuscular emergencies.
Ajith Sivadasan +3 more
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