Assessing the Incidence of Ciguatera Fish Poisoning with Two Surveys Conducted in Culebra, Puerto Rico, during 2005 and 2006 | Zendy

Eduardo AzzizBaumgartner | Zendy; George Luber | Zendy; Laura Conklin | Zendy; Thomas R. Tosteson | Zendy; Hudson R. Granade | Zendy; Robert Dickey | Zendy; Lorraine C. Backer | Zendy

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Assessing the Incidence of Ciguatera Fish Poisoning with Two Surveys Conducted in Culebra, Puerto Rico, during 2005 and 2006

Author(s) -

Eduardo AzzizBaumgartner,

George Luber,

Laura Conklin,

Thomas R. Tosteson,

Hudson R. Granade,

Robert Dickey,

Lorraine C. Backer

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

environmental health perspectives

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257

H-Index - 282

eISSN - 1552-9924

pISSN - 0091-6765

DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1104003

Subject(s) - ciguatoxin , medicine , incidence (geometry) , abdominal pain , nausea , vomiting , diarrhea , malaise , ciguatera , myalgia , environmental health , pediatrics , fish <actinopterygii> , surgery , fishery , biology , physics , optics

Although ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) is the most common seafood intoxication worldwide, its burden has been difficult to establish because there are no biomarkers to diagnose human exposure.

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