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Pacific ciguatoxin-1 associated with a large common-source outbreak of ciguatera in East Arnhem Land, Australia

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Lucas, R. E., Lewis, R. J. and Taylor, J. M. (1997) Pacific ciguatoxin-1 associated with a large common-source outbreak of ciguatera in East Arnhem Land, Australia. Natural Toxins, 5 (4). pp. 136-140. ISSN 1522-7189

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Article Link: https://doi.org/10.1002/19970504NT2

Abstract

We report a retrospective study of the clinical signs and symptoms associated with a point-source outbreak of fish poisoning that occurred with a fish captured from the Arafura Sea, northern Australia. Twenty cases (16 Aboriginal and 4 non-Aboriginal) characteristic of ciguatera, including 4 inpatients and 16 outpatients from the Gove Hospital, were identified based on the pattern of clinical symptoms and signs after ingestion of a large coral cod from a known ciguatera-prone coral reef. In the absence of a serologic test for the victim, laboratory analysis of a 230-g sample of the coral cod (Cephalopolis miniatus), using both mouse bioassay and HPLC/mass spectrometry, showed that Pacific ciguatoxin-1 was the principal toxin involved. Intravenous mannitol was administered to one patient without clear benefit. Risk factors for ciguatera poisoning are ingestion of larger portions of reef fish from ciguatera-prone areas. Despite apparent local awareness of the distribution and etiology of the disease, large common-source outbreaks of ciguatera still occur.

Item Type:Article
Subjects:Aquaculture and Fisheries > Fisheries > Fishery research
Aquaculture and Fisheries > Fisheries > Safety measures
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