ciguatera
noun
ci·gua·tera
ˌsē-gwə-ˈter-ə 
ˌsi-
: poisoning caused by the ingestion of various normally edible tropical fish in whose flesh a toxic substance (such as one produced by some dinoflagellates) has accumulated
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Large predatory reef fish are typically considered higher risk for ciguatera poisoning, like barracuda or Spanish mackerel.
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Brianna Randall, Discover Magazine, 12 Mar. 2020
What scares me more are ciguatera poisoning and anisakiasis.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 14 Feb. 2023
This is ciguatera, a nonbacterial foodborne illness from seafood affecting between 50,000 and 500,000 people each year.
—Brianna Randall, Discover Magazine, 12 Mar. 2020
Japan has also reported several cases of ciguatera poisoning.
—Brianna Randall, Discover Magazine, 12 Mar. 2020
Additionally, people who eat blue tangs have been known to develop a serious foodborne illness called ciguatera poisoning.
—National Geographic, 28 Feb. 2020
People are afraid to eat them because of their association with ciguatera, a dinoflagellate that can cause intestinal distress.
—AL.com, 23 July 2017
According to the paper, more than half the samples identified as a substitute species carried a health risk, including parasites, chemicals, and toxins such as ciguatera, which can cause neurological problems.
—Paul Sutherland, National Geographic, 9 Sep. 2016
Higher temperatures and rainfall changes would increase the prevalence of diseases like dengue fever and ciguatera poisoning.
—Mike Ives, New York Times, 2 July 2016
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Brianna Randall, Discover Magazine, 12 Mar. 2020
What scares me more are ciguatera poisoning and anisakiasis.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 14 Feb. 2023
This is ciguatera, a nonbacterial foodborne illness from seafood affecting between 50,000 and 500,000 people each year.
—Brianna Randall, Discover Magazine, 12 Mar. 2020
Japan has also reported several cases of ciguatera poisoning.
—Brianna Randall, Discover Magazine, 12 Mar. 2020
Additionally, people who eat blue tangs have been known to develop a serious foodborne illness called ciguatera poisoning.
—National Geographic, 28 Feb. 2020
People are afraid to eat them because of their association with ciguatera, a dinoflagellate that can cause intestinal distress.
—AL.com, 23 July 2017
According to the paper, more than half the samples identified as a substitute species carried a health risk, including parasites, chemicals, and toxins such as ciguatera, which can cause neurological problems.
—Paul Sutherland, National Geographic, 9 Sep. 2016
Higher temperatures and rainfall changes would increase the prevalence of diseases like dengue fever and ciguatera poisoning.
—Mike Ives, New York Times, 2 July 2016
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ciguatera
noun
ci·gua·tera
ˌsē-gwə-ˈter-ə, ˌsig-
: poisoning caused by the ingestion of various normally edible tropical fish in whose flesh a toxic substance (as one produced by some dinoflagellates) has accumulated
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