Ciguatera Fish Poisoning (CFP) is the most frequently reported seafood-toxin illness in the
world. It causes substantial human health, social, and economic impacts. The illness …

Ciguatera is an important form of human poisoning caused by the consumption of seafood.
The disease is characterised by gastrointestinal, neurological and cardiovascular …

Marine biotoxins are produced by aquatic microorganisms and accumulate in shellfish or
finfish following the food web. These toxins usually reach human consumers by ingestion of …

Ciguatera poisoning (CP) is a severe seafood-borne disease, caused by the consumption of
reef fish contaminated with Caribbean ciguatoxins (C-CTXs) in the Caribbean and tropical …

Dinoflagellates are not only important marine primary producers and grazers, but also the
major causative agents of harmful algal blooms. It has been reported that many …

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Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA …

Of the known benthic, toxigenic microalgae, species from the genera, Gambierdiscus and
Ostreopsis, present the biggest threats to human and environmental health. Gambierdiscus …

Ciguatera fish poisoning is a seafood-borne illness caused by consumption of fish that have
accumulated lipid-soluble ciguatoxins. In the United States, ciguatera is responsible for the …

Ciguatera is a global disease caused by the consumption of certain warm-water fish
(ciguateric fish) that have accumulated orally effective levels of sodium channel activator …

Dinoflagellates in the genus Gambierdiscus produce toxins that bioaccumulate in tropical
and sub-tropical fishes causing ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP). Little is known about the …