title: Ciguatera fish poisoning on the West Africa Coast: An emerging risk in the Canary Islands (Spain).
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.
authors.affiliation: Toxicology Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences, Health Sciences Centre, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, P.O. Box 550, 35080 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. ldominguez@dcc.ulpgc.es
authors.forename: Luis D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Boada
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zumbado
authors.forename: Octavio P
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: Luzardo
authors.forename: Maira
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Almeida-González
authors.forename: Steven M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Plakas
authors.forename: Hudson R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Granade
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abraham
authors.forename: Edward L E
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Jester
authors.forename: Robert W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Dickey
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D036841:Ciguatera Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002922:Ciguatoxins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005399:Fishes / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D018570:Risk Assessment; D017747:Seafood / Q000506:poisoning*; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D002922:Ciguatoxins