Tectus niloticus (Tegulidae, Gastropod) as a Novel Vector of Ciguatera Poisoning: Detection of Pacific Ciguatoxins in Toxic Samples from Nuku Hiva Island (French Polynesia). [PDF]
Toxins (Basel), 2017 Ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) is a foodborne disease caused by the consumption of seafood (fish and marine invertebrates) contaminated with ciguatoxins (CTXs) produced by dinoflagellates in the genus Gambierdiscus.
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Communicable diseases intelligence, 2023 An outbreak of food poisoning of unknown origin was notified to Central Queensland Public Health Unit on 9 December 2021. The bulk carrier sailing from Higashiharima, Japan to Gladstone, Australia reported an incident of sudden illness, with 19 out of 20
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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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Liquid Chromatography Coupled to High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry for the Confirmation of Caribbean Ciguatoxin-1 as the Main Toxin Responsible for Ciguatera Poisoning Caused by Fish from European Atlantic Coasts. [PDF]
Toxins (Basel), 2020 Ciguatera poisoning (CP) is a common seafood intoxication mainly caused by the consumption of fish contaminated by ciguatoxins. Recent studies showed that Caribbean ciguatoxin-1 (C-CTX1) is the main toxin causing CP through fish caught in the Northeast ...
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Epidemiology and Clinical Features of Ciguatera Fish Poisoning in Hong Kong [PDF]
Toxins, 2014 In the present review, the main objective was to describe the epidemiology and clinical features of ciguatera fish poisoning in Hong Kong. From 1989 to 2008, the annual incidence of ciguatera varied between 3.3 and 64.9 (median 10.2) per million people.
Thomas Y. K. Chan
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Ciguatera fish poisoning [PDF]
Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1999 SummaryCiguatera fish poisoning is one of a variety of non-bacterial forms of human seafood poisoning. Consuming large predatory fish from tropical reef ecosystems may be hazardous. We describe a case that is typical of the disease, and illustrates the persistence of neurological symptoms that occur in some patients.
J A, Crump, C L, McLay, S T, Chambers
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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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Risk characterisation of ciguatera poisoning in Europe
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Algal ciguatoxin identified as source of ciguatera poisoning in the Caribbean. [PDF]
Chemosphere, 2023 Mudge EM +8 more
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Rheumatoid arthritis following ciguatera poisoning: A case report. [PDF]
J Rural Med, 2017 Objective: To report the first case of ciguatera-associated rheumatoid arthritis in Japan. Patient: A 53-year-old man presented to our clinic with morning stiffness and pain in the fingers and wrists. Results: For six months, he had suffered from chronic
Ohta R, Shimabukuro A, Kinjo M.
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