Management of Ciguatoxin Risk in Eastern Australia

Between 2014 and 2016, five cases of ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP), involving twenty four individuals, were linked to Spanish Mackerel ( ) 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 prim...

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Published in:Toxins 2017-11, Vol.9 (11), p.367
Main Authors: Farrell, Hazel, Murray, Shauna A, Zammit, Anthony, Edwards, Alan W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Australia
Ciguatera
ciguatera fish poisoning
Ciguatera Poisoning - epidemiology
Ciguatera Poisoning - prevention & control
Ciguatoxin
ciguatoxin analysis
ciguatoxins
Ciguatoxins - toxicity
clinical identification
Coastal environments
Coastal waters
Disease Outbreaks
Fish
Humans
imported seafood
Mackerel
New South Wales
New South Wales - epidemiology
Risk
Risk Management
Scomberomorus commerson
Seafood
seafood borne illness
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Summary:Between 2014 and 2016, five cases of ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP), involving twenty four individuals, were linked to Spanish Mackerel ( ) 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.
ISSN:2072-6651
2072-6651
DOI:10.3390/toxins9110367