title: Ciguatera in the Pacific: a link with military activities.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Monash Medical School, Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Ruff
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D036841:Ciguatera Poisoning; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D062665:Epidemiological Monitoring; D005399:Fishes; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008387:Marine Toxins / Q000506:poisoning*; D008891:Military Science; D009689:Nuclear Warfare; D010139:Pacific Islands
chemical_list: D008387:Marine Toxins