Citation

Boada LD, Zumbado M, Luzardo OP, Almeida-González M, Plakas SM, Granade HR, Abraham AA, Jester EL, Dickey RW. Toxicon 2010; 56(8): 1516-1519.

Affiliation

Toxicology Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences, Health Sciences Centre, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.toxicon.2010.07.021

PMID

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.

Language: en