Ciguatera poisonings: A global review of occurrences and trends

M Chinain, CMI Gatti, HT Darius, JP Quod, PA Tester - Harmful Algae, 2021 - Elsevier
Ciguatera Poisoning (CP) is the most prevalent, phycotoxin related seafood poisoning
across the globe, affecting between 10,000 and 50,000 people annually. This illness results …

Human poisoning from marine toxins: Unknowns for optimal consumer protection

N Vilariño, MC Louzao, P Abal, E Cagide, C Carrera… - Toxins, 2018 - mdpi.com
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 …

Small islands

LA Nurse, RF McLean, J Agard, LP Briguglio… - Climate change 2014 …, 2014 - hal.science
Current and future climate-related drivers of risk for small islands during the 21st century
include sea level rise (SLR), tropical and extratropical cyclones, increasing air and sea …

Climate change and harmful benthic microalgae

PA Tester, RW Litaker, E Berdalet - Harmful Algae, 2020 - Elsevier
Sea surface temperatures in the world's oceans are projected to warm by 0.4–1.4° C by mid
twenty-first century causing many tropical and sub-tropical harmful dinoflagellate genera like …

Gambierdiscus and Ostreopsis: Reassessment of the state of knowledge of their taxonomy, geography, ecophysiology, and toxicology

ML Parsons, K Aligizaki, MYD Bottein, S Fraga… - Harmful algae, 2012 - Elsevier
Of the known benthic, toxigenic microalgae, species from the genera, Gambierdiscus and
Ostreopsis, present the biggest threats to human and environmental health. Gambierdiscus …

Gambierdiscus excentricus sp. nov.(Dinophyceae), a benthic toxic dinoflagellate from the Canary Islands (NE Atlantic Ocean)

S Fraga, F Rodríguez, A Caillaud, J Diogène, N Raho… - Harmful Algae, 2011 - Elsevier
A new benthic toxic dinoflagellate is described from the Canary Islands, Spain.
Gambierdiscus excentricus sp. nov. was isolated from seaweeds growing in tidal ponds and …

Detailed LC-MS/MS analysis of ciguatoxins revealing distinct regional and species characteristics in fish and causative alga from the Pacific

K Yogi, N Oshiro, Y Inafuku, M Hirama… - Analytical …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Toxin profiles of representative ciguatera species caught at different locations of Japan were
investigated in fish flesh by high-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass …

Emerging marine biotoxins in European waters: Potential risks and analytical challenges

P Otero, M Silva - Marine Drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Harmful algal blooms pose a challenge regarding food safety due to their erratic nature and
forming circumstances which are yet to be disclosed. The best strategy to protect human …

Global impact of ciguatoxins and ciguatera fish poisoning on fish, fisheries and consumers

L Soliño, PR Costa - Environmental research, 2020 - Elsevier
Ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) is one of the most devastating food-borne illnesses caused
by fish consumption. Ciguatoxins (CTXs) are potent neurotoxins synthesized by the benthic …

Characterization of the ciguatoxin profile in fish samples from the eastern Atlantic Ocean using capillary liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry

P Estevez, JO Prieto, A Burlingame, AG Martinez - Food Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Ciguatera Poisoning is an emerging risk in the east Atlantic Ocean. Despite characterization
efforts, the complete profile of ciguatoxin chemical species in these waters is still unknown …