2024年11月1日 · Ciguatera poisoning is the most prevalent non-bacterial seafood illness globally, with an estimated 10,000 to 50,000 human cases reported annually. While most symptoms are generally mild, some cases can result in severe and long-lasting neurological and psychological damage, and in some instances, even death.

laboratory tests for the disease, and diagnosis depends on the clinical signs and symptoms presented by the patients. These usually begin with gastrointes tinal (GI) disturbances which are fol lowed by neurological and cardiovas cular symptoms.

Ciguatera poisoning (CP), often referred to simply as ‘ciguatera’, is the most commonly reported seafood toxin-related illness, endemic to many tropical and subtropical regions around the world and caused by the ingestion of seafood contaminated with potent neurotoxins, mainly ciguatoxins (CTXs) [11,15,16].

Authorities and researchers have published rapid fish identification guides with colour photographs to enable the general public to identify fishes in the region that may pose a risk of ciguatera [13,14,15].

Resolution of Ciguatera-Associated Toxins Using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) Epidemiology and Impact of Ciguatera in the Pacific: A Review Identification of the Photosynthetic Pigments of the Tropical Benthic Dinoflagellate Gambierdiscus toxicus

Ciguatera refers to any illness manifesting gastrointestinal and sensorimotor symptoms within 24 hours after consumption of tropical reef fish. Immunological techniques have allowed the identification of at least four separate ciguatera neurotoxins: ciguatoxin (CTX), maitotoxin (MTX), scaritoxin (SCTX), and palytoxin (PTX) ( DiNubile & Hokama ...

2018年12月28日 · In this study, the status of ciguatera in Mexico (epidemiological and treatment), and the fish vectors are reviewed. Dinoflagellate species Gambierdiscus, Ostreopsis, and Prorocentrum are related with the reported outbreaks, marine toxins, ecological risk, and the potential toxicological impact.

The CTX profile of the red snapper in Vietnam is similar to those of ciguatera fish from Australia, Okinawa Islands in Japan, Kiribati, and Hong Kong. This is the first comprehensive report unambiguously identifying the causative toxins in fish implicated with reliable information on the poisoning symptoms in CFP in Vietnam and/or Southeast ...

We confirmed the presence of six known Pacific ciguatoxins and detected several new cogeners (related chemical substances). Ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) is the world’s most common food-borne disease related to consuming contaminated …

2016年7月28日 · We identified significant maitotoxin production in 11 of 12 isolates analysed, with 6 of 12 producing at least two forms of maitotoxin. In contrast, only 2 Caribbean isolates produced detectable levels of ciguatoxin-like activity despite a detection limit of >30 pM.