Ciguatera fish poisoning on the West Africa Coast: An emerging risk in the Canary Islands (Spain).
Toxicon
; 56(8): 1516-9, 2010 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-20692274
ABSTRACT
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.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Surtos de Doenças
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Alimentos Marinhos
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Ciguatera
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article