Consumption of barracuda in the Caribbean Sea linked to ciguatera fish poisoning among Filipino seafarers

• Hoofdauteurs: Niño Rebato (Auteur), Vikki Carr de los Reyes (Auteur), Ma. Nemia Sucaldito (Auteur), Flor D'Lynn Gallardo (Auteur), Julius Erving Ballera (Auteur), Irma Asuncion (Auteur), Kenneth Hartigan-Go (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction: Ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) is common in tropical and subtropical waters. On 13 November 2015, eight Filipino seafarers from a cargo ship sailing in the Caribbean Sea experienced a range of symptoms after consuming a barracuda. Upon their return to the Philippines, an investigation...