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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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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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Ciguatera fish poisoning in Korea: a case report

Journal of the Korean society of clinical toxicology, 2021
Ciguatera is the commonest syndrome of marine poisoning that is caused by the ingestion of ciguatoxins that accumulate in certain tropical and subtropical finfish.
J. Kang, Sung Kgun Lee
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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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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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Brevenal inhibits pacific ciguatoxin-1B-induced neurosecretion from bovine chromaffin cells.

PLoS ONE, 2008
Ciguatoxins and brevetoxins are neurotoxic cyclic polyether compounds produced by dinoflagellates, which are responsible for ciguatera and neurotoxic shellfish poisoning (NSP) respectively. Recently, brevenal, a natural compound was found to specifically
César Mattei, Peter J Wen, Truong D Nguyen-Huu, Martha Alvarez, Evelyne Benoit, Andrea J Bourdelais, Richard J Lewis, Daniel G Baden, Jordi Molgó, Frédéric A Meunier   +9 more
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Toxic Effects and Tumor Promotion Activity of Marine Phytoplankton Toxins: A Review

Toxins, 2022
Phytoplankton are photosynthetic microorganisms in aquatic environments that produce many bioactive substances. However, some of them are toxic to aquatic organisms via filter-feeding and are even poisonous to humans through the food chain.
Biswajita Pradhan, Hansol Kim, Sofia Abassi, Jang-Seu Ki   +3 more
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Evaluation of harmful algal bloom outreach activities [PDF]

, 2018
This is the final version of the article. Available from MDPI via the link in this record.With an apparent increase of harmful algal blooms (HABs) worldwide, healthcare providers, public health personnel and coastal managers are struggling to provide ...
Backer, L, Bean, JA, Cassedy, A, Fleming, LE, Hollenbeck, J, Jerez, E, Kirkpatrick, B, Nierenberg, K, Reich, A, Stephan, WB, Watkins, S, Weisman, R   +11 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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