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Development of an indirect immunofluorescence assay for detecting ciguatoxin-producing microalgae
Frontiers in ProtistologyThe seafood illness, ciguatera poisoning (CP) is a significant public health concern in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. In Japan, CP is particularly prevalent in Okinawa Prefecture, where is the subtropical region of Japan, due to the ...
Shota Ohara +7 more
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Marine Drugs, 2010 Ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) occurs mainly when humans ingest finfish contaminated with ciguatoxins (CTXs). The complexity and variability of such toxins have made it difficult to develop reliable methods to routinely monitor CFP with specificity and ...
Amandine Caillaud +7 more
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Ciguatera Fish Poisoning [PDF]
Military Medicine, 1997 Ciguatera fish poisoning is the most common form of toxin-related food poisoning in the United States. Originating from dinoflagellates living on coral reefs, it is spread up the food and affects humans who ingest the ciguatoxic fish. Ciguatera is primarily endemic in tropical regions of the world.
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, 1992 Hawaii State Department of Health epidemiological records were reviewed for cases of ciguatera poisoning for the entire state, from January 1984 through December 1988.
Gollop, J H, Pon, E W
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Large Outbreaks of Ciguatera after Consumption of Brown Marbled Grouper
Toxins, 2014 Brown marbled grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus) is an apex predator from coral reefs of the Indo-Pacific region. All five published case series of ciguatera after consumption of brown marbled grouper were reviewed to characterize the types, severity ...
Thomas Y. K. Chan
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Revista de Biología Tropical, 2012 El Pacífico Tropical Oriental se ha indicado como una región de los océanos libre de ciguatera, una intoxicación que causa serios trastornos gastrointestinales, neurológicos y cardiovasculares, en casos extremos, la muerte.
Maribelle Vargas-Montero +2 more
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, 1991 176 pCiguater recorded history , as indicated by Mike Capra in his chapter, dates back to the voyages of Captain Cook. In more recent history, the number of reported cases and the public awarencess of ciguatera has dramatically increased.
Miller, D.M.
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Ciguatera toxins: Pharmacology of toxins involved in Ciguatera and related fish poisonings
, 2000 The increased harvesting of tropical marine resources has contributed to an increased incidence of human intoxication associated with fish consumption. Of these fish poisonings, ciguatera is arguably the most significant, both in terms of the number and ...
Lewis, Richard J. +2 more
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Communications Earth & EnvironmentIndigenous and traditional knowledge of the natural environment is crucial for policymakers and community leaders in Vanuatu. Here, we employ a mixed-methods approach to collect data from East, North, and West Area councils in Ambae Island, Vanuatu, and ...
Allan Rarai +3 more
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Ciguatera fish poisoning in the Caribbean islands and western Atlantic
, 2001 Ciguatera fish poisoning (ciguatera), a common poisoning caused by fish ingestion, is reviewed in the Western Atlantic and the Caribbean waters. It is endemic from Florida coasts (northern limit) to Martinique Island (southern limit), with outbreaks ...
Vernoux, Jean-Paul +8 more
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