Ciguatera fish poisoning on the West Africa Coast: An emerging risk in the Canary Islands (Spain)

Ciguatera fish poisoning on the West Africa Coast: An emerging risk in the Canary Islands (Spain)

Ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) is endemic in certain tropical and subtropical regions of the world. CFP had not been described on the West Africa Coast until a 2004 outbreak in the Canary Islands. In 2008–2009, two additional outbreaks of ciguatera occurred. Individuals afflicted had consumed lesser...

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Veröffentlicht in:Toxicon (Oxford) 2010-12, Vol.56 (8), p.1516-1519
Hauptverfasser: Boada, Luis D., Zumbado, Manuel, Luzardo, Octavio P., Almeida-González, Maira, Plakas, Steven M., Granade, Hudson R., Abraham, Ann, Jester, Edward L.E., Dickey, Robert W.
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Sprache:eng
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Animal poisons toxicology. Antivenoms
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Canary Islands
Ciguatera
Ciguatera Poisoning - epidemiology
Ciguatoxins
Ciguatoxins - chemistry
Ciguatoxins - metabolism
Coastal environments
Consumption
Disease Outbreaks
Fish
Fishes - metabolism
Humans
Lesser amberjack
Medical sciences
Outbreak
Outbreaks
Plant poisons toxicology
Poisoning
Risk
Risk Assessment
Seafood
Seafood - poisoning
Spain - epidemiology
Toxicology
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Zusammenfassung:Ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) is endemic in certain tropical and subtropical regions of the world. CFP had not been described on the West Africa Coast until a 2004 outbreak in the Canary Islands. In 2008–2009, two additional outbreaks of ciguatera occurred. Individuals afflicted had consumed lesser amberjack ( Seriola rivoliana) captured from nearby waters. Caribbean ciguatoxin-1 (C-CTX-1) was confirmed in fish samples by LC-MS/MS. Ciguatoxic fish in this region may pose a new health risk for the seafood consumer.
ISSN:0041-0101
1879-3150
DOI:10.1016/j.toxicon.2010.07.021