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HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA: EFFECTS ON HUMAN HEALTH.

Euromediterranean Biomedical Journal, 2013
A harmful algal bloom (HAB) is defined as a bloom that has deleterious effects on plants, animals or humans. Marine algal toxins are responsible for an array of human illnesses associated with consumption of seafood or exposure to aerosolized toxins ...
Margherita Ferrante
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Preparation of Ciguatoxin Reference Materials from Canary Islands (Spain) and Madeira Archipelago (Portugal) Fish

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022
Ciguatoxins (CTXs) are naturally occurring neurotoxins that can accumulate in fish and cause Ciguatera Poisoning (CP) in seafood consumers. Ciguatoxic fish have been detected in tropical and subtropical regions of the world including the Pacific and ...
David Castro, Pablo Estévez, José Manuel Leao-Martins, Robert W. Dickey, Natalia García-Álvarez, Fernando Real, Pedro Reis Costa, Ana Gago-Martínez   +7 more
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Report of the Scientific Committee of the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) on the effects of climate change on the risk of transmission of foodborne pathogens

Food Risk Assess Europe, Volume 3, Issue 3, July 2025.
Abstract The Scientific Committee of the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) has carried out an updated review of the scientific evidence on the influence of climate change on the transmission of foodborne pathogens. This global phenomenon represents an emerging threat to food safety and public health, since alterations in weather ...
Antonio Valero Díaz, Rosa María Capita González, Baltasar Mayo Pérez, Azucena del Carmen Mora Gutiérrez, María Dolores Rodrigo Aliaga, Gloria Sánchez Moragas, Paula Arrabal Durán   +6 more
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Effects of El Niño and the Positive Indian Ocean Dipole (+IOD) on Health, Food Security, Economics, and Conflict in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries in the Indo‐Pacific: A Systematic Review

Campbell Systematic Reviews, Volume 21, Issue 2, June 2025.
ABSTRACT Climate drivers such as the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) can impact multiple sectors globally. We are currently witnessing the effects of these teleconnections against the backdrop of a changing climate. This systematic review takes stock of the available evidence on compounding and cascading effects of
Andrea Floridi, María Daniela Anda‐León, Tomasz Kozakiewicz, Megha Bhattacharyya, Anilkrishna Thota, Peter Burt, Luca Tasciotti, Jan Selby, Zahra Premji, Shannon Shisler   +9 more
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Extraction and LC-MS/MS Analysis of Ciguatoxins: A Semi-Targeted Approach Designed for Fish of Unknown Origin

Toxins, 2021
Ciguatoxins (CTXs) are polyether marine biotoxins that can cause ciguatera poisoning (CP) after the consumption of fish or invertebrates containing sub ppb levels; concentrations that present a challenge for current extraction and analysis methods. Here,
Astrid Spielmeyer, Christopher R. Loeffler, Dorina Bodi   +2 more
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Outbreak of ciguatera fish poisoning in Victoria

Communicable Diseases Intelligence, 2000
An outbreak of ciguatera fish poisoning in outer Melbourne in September 1997 was traced to a 16.2 kg Maori Wrasse fish imported into Victoria from Trunk Reef in Queensland. The outbreak involved 46 individuals attending a banquet at an Asian restaurant at which four different dishes prepared from the flesh and viscera of the fish were offered.
S, Ng, J, Gregory
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Food safety in the Dominican Republic—The current situation and challenges in the public management system

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, Patricia Sipes, Silvia Tortosa la Osa, Paul Ebner   +3 more
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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, Patricia Pillay, Melinda S. Allen   +2 more
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The future of food safety: possible trends for the years 2022‐2032 and their influence on food safety and nutrition

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, Cornelia Wagner, Thomas Lüthi   +2 more
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Indigenous knowledge with science forms an early warning system for ciguatera fish poisoning outbreak in Vanuatu

Communications Earth & Environment
Indigenous 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, Eberhard Weber, John Ruben, Meg Parsons   +3 more
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