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Contribution to the risk assessment of ciguatera poisoning in Europe (the Balearic and Canary islands and the Madeira archipelago)

Data de lectura: 2021-07-19 Centre: Universitat Rovira i Virgili | ID: 10803/672490

Autor/a: Tudó Casanova, àngels

Director/a: Tudo Casanova, Angels ; Jorge Diogène ; Francisco Javier Sureda Batlle

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The new climatic conditions, disturbances in the habitat and the exploitation of natural resources seem to stimulate the growth of harmful algal blooms (HABs). Given that these factors will not diminish in the coming years, the scientific community must make an effort to understand, prevent and mitigate the effects of HABs. One of the concerns raised by HABs is Ciguatera Poisoning (CP), which occurs when humans consume fish or invertebrates that contain ciguatoxins (CTXs). These toxins are produced by benthic dinoflagellates of the Gambierdiscus and Fukuyoa genera and they are bioaccumulated through food webs. Apparently, the frequency and intensity of CP cases is tending to increase the world over. One of the reasons for this is the geographical expansion of the Gambierdiscus and Fukuyoa species. (Summary)

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