Citation

Ruff TA. Lancet 1989; 1(8631): 201-205.

Affiliation

Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Monash Medical School, Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria, Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1989, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2563106

Abstract

Ciguatera fish poisoning is widespread in the Pacific. Outbreaks and the rise in incidence of the disease are related largely to military activities that disturb coral reef ecology. Nuclear test explosions and the setting up of the infrastructure for these tests are major components of such military activity.

Language: en