Management of Ciguatoxin Risk in Eastern Australia

Bibliographic Details
Title: Management of Ciguatoxin Risk in Eastern Australia
Authors: Hazel Farrell, Shauna A. Murray, Anthony Zammit, Alan W. Edwards
Source: Toxins, Vol 9, Iss 11, p 367 (2017)
Publisher Information: MDPI AG, 2017.
Publication Year: 2017
Collection: LCC:Medicine
Subject Terms: ciguatera fish poisoning, ciguatoxins, seafood borne illness, New South Wales, Australia, risk management, imported seafood, ciguatoxin analysis, clinical identification, Medicine
More Details: Between 2014 and 2016, five cases of ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP), involving twenty four individuals, were linked to Spanish Mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson) caught in the coastal waters of the state of New South Wales (NSW) on the east coast of Australia. Previously, documented cases of CFP in NSW were few, and primarily linked to fish imported from other regions. Since 2015, thirteen individuals were affected across four additional CFP cases in NSW, linked to fish imported from tropical locations. The apparent increase in CFP in NSW from locally sourced catch, combined with the risk of CFP from imported fish, has highlighted several considerations that should be incorporated into risk management strategies to minimize CFP exposure for seafood consumers.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2072-6651
Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/9/11/367; https://doaj.org/toc/2072-6651
DOI: 10.3390/toxins9110367
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/9dfafb1ef6b5425da52eafd09fbfbdbf
Accession Number: edsdoj.9dfafb1ef6b5425da52eafd09fbfbdbf
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
More Details
ISSN:20726651
DOI:10.3390/toxins9110367
Published in:Toxins
Language:English