Ciguatera Fish Poisoning: The Risk from an Aotearoa/New Zealand Perspective.
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SUBMITTER: Rhodes LL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7020403 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
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Ciguatera Fish Poisoning: The Risk from an Aotearoa/New Zealand Perspective.
Rhodes Lesley L LL Smith Kirsty F KF Murray J Sam JS Nishimura Tomohiro T Finch Sarah C SC
Toxins 20200115 1
<b><i>Gambierdiscus</i> and <i>Fukuyoa</i> species have been identified in Aotearoa/New Zealand's coastal waters and <i>G.</i><i>polynesiensis</i>, a known producer of ciguatoxins, has been isolated from Rangitāhua/Kermadec Islands (a New Zealand territory). The warming of the Tasman Sea and the waters around New Zealand's northern subtropical coastline heighten the risk of <i>Gambierdiscus</i> proliferating in New Zealand. If this occurs, the risk of ciguatera fish poisoning due to consumption ...[more]
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