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| Chinain, Mireille; Mahana Iti Gatti, Clémence; Ung, André; Cruchet, Philippe; Revel, Taina; Viallon, Jérôme; Sibat, Manoella; Varney, Patrick; Laurent, Victoire; Hess, Philipp; Taiana Darius, Hélène. |
| Ciguatera poisoning (CP) results from the consumption of seafood contaminated with ciguatoxins (CTXs). This disease is highly prevalent in French Polynesia with several well-identified hotspots. Rapa Island, the southernmost inhabited island in the country, was reportedly free of CP until 2007. This study describes the integrated approach used to investigate the etiology of a fatal mass-poisoning outbreak that occurred in Rapa in 2009. Symptoms reported in patients were evocative of ciguatera. Several Gambierdiscus field samples collected from benthic assemblages tested positive by the receptor binding assay (RBA). Additionally, the toxicity screening of ≈250 fish by RBA indicated ≈78% of fish could contain CTXs. The presence of CTXs in fish was confirmed... |
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Palavras-chave: Ciguatera poisoning; French Polynesia; Gambierdiscus; Ciguatoxins; Epidemiology; Toxicological analyses; Risk management; Climate change. |
| Ano: 2020 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00662/77362/78933.pdf |
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| Gatti, Clemence Mahana Iti; Lonati, Davide; Darius, Helene Taiana; Zancan, Arturo; Roue, Melanie; Schicchi, Azzurra; Locatelli, Carlo Alessandro; Chinain, Mireille. |
| Ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) is the most prevalent non-bacterial food-borne form of poisoning in French Polynesia, which results from the consumption of coral reef fish naturally contaminated with ciguatoxins produced by dinoflagellates in the genus Gambierdiscus. Since the early 2000s, this French territory has also witnessed the emergence of atypical forms of ciguatera, known as ciguatera shellfish poisoning (CSP), associated with the consumption of marine invertebrates. In June 2014, nine tourists simultaneously developed a major and persistent poisoning syndrome following the consumption of the gastropod Tectus niloticus collected in Anaho, a secluded bay of Nuku Hiva Island (Marquesas Archipelago, French Polynesia). The unusual nature and severity... |
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Palavras-chave: Ciguatera poisoning; Tectus niloticus; Ciguatoxins; Health hazards; Clinical follow-up; Neurological exploration; French Polynesia. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00660/77228/78664.pdf |
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| Darius, Helene Taiana; Roue, Melanie; Sibat, Manoella; Viallon, Jerome; Gatti, Clemence Mahana Iti; Vandersea, Mark W.; Tester, Patricia A.; Litaker, R. Wayne; Amzil, Zouher; Hess, Philipp; Chinain, Mireille. |
| Ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) is a foodborne disease caused by the consumption of seafood (fish and marine invertebrates) contaminated with ciguatoxins (CTXs) produced by dinoflagellates in the genus Gambierdiscus. The report of a CFP-like mass-poisoning outbreak following the consumption of Tectus niloticus (Tegulidae, Gastropod) from Anaho Bay on Nuku Hiva Island (Marquesas archipelago, French Polynesia) prompted field investigations to assess the presence of CTXs in T. niloticus. Samples were collected from Anaho Bay, 1, 6 and 28 months after this poisoning outbreak, as well as in Taiohae and Taipivai bays. Toxicity analysis using the neuroblastoma cell-based assay (CBA-N2a) detected the presence of CTXs only in Anaho Bay T. niloticus samples. This is... |
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Palavras-chave: Ciguatera poisoning; Ciguatoxins; Tectus niloticus; Gastropods; Gambierdiscus polynesiensis; QPCR assays; CBA-N2a; LC-MS; MS. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00426/53798/54719.pdf |
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| Darius, Helene Taiana; Roue, Melanie; Sibat, Manoella; Viallon, Jerome; Gatti, Clemence Mahana Iti; Vandersea, Mark W.; Tester, Patricia A.; Litaker, R. Wayne; Amzil, Zouher; Hess, Philipp; Chinain, Mireille. |
| The sea urchin Tripneustes gratilla (Toxopneustidae, Echinoids) is a source of protein for many islanders in the Indo-West Pacific. It was previously reported to occasionally cause ciguatera-like poisoning; however, the exact nature of the causative agent was not confirmed. In April and July 2015, ciguatera poisonings were reported following the consumption of T. gratilla in Anaho Bay (Nuku Hiva Island, Marquesas archipelago, French Polynesia). Patient symptomatology was recorded and sea urchin samples were collected from Anaho Bay in July 2015 and November 2016. Toxicity analysis using the neuroblastoma cell–based assay (CBA-N2a) detected the presence of ciguatoxins (CTXs) in T. gratilla samples. Gambierdiscus species were predominant in the benthic... |
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Palavras-chave: Ciguatera poisoning; Ciguatoxins; Tripneustes gratilla; Sea urchin; Echinoidea; Gambierdiscus polynesiensis; Windowscreens; Artificial substrates; QPCR assays; CBA-N2a; LC-MS/MS. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00436/54716/56153.pdf |
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| Estevez, Pablo; Sibat, Manoella; Leão-martins, José Manuel; Tudó, Angels; Rambla-alegre, Maria; Aligizaki, Katerina; Diogène, Jorge; Gago-martinez, Ana; Hess, Philipp. |
| Over the last decade, knowledge has significantly increased on the taxonomic identity and distribution of dinoflagellates of the genera Gambierdiscus and Fukuyoa. Additionally, a number of hitherto unknown bioactive metabolites have been described, while the role of these compounds in ciguatera poisoning (CP) remains to be clarified. Ciguatoxins and maitotoxins are very toxic compounds produced by these dinoflagellates and have been described since the 1980s. Ciguatoxins are generally described as the main contributors to this food intoxication. Recent reports of CP in temperate waters of the Canary Islands (Spain) and the Madeira archipelago (Portugal) triggered the need for isolation and cultivation of dinoflagellates from these areas, and their... |
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Palavras-chave: Maitotoxins; Ciguatoxins; Gambierdiscus; Fukuyoa; LC-MS; MS; HRMS; QToF; Ciguatera poisoning. |
| Ano: 2020 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00629/74081/73530.pdf |
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