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Humans increasingly poisoned by reef fish

Sydney, Sep 11: Human beings are being poisoned by consumption of many reef fish whose flesh is contaminated with toxins, an Australian study says. The illness called ciguatera leads to a painful and debilitating effects

IANS IANS Updated on: September 11, 2012 21:49 IST
humans increasingly poisoned by reef fish
humans increasingly poisoned by reef fish

Sydney, Sep 11: Human beings are being poisoned by consumption of many reef fish whose flesh is contaminated with toxins, an Australian study says. The illness called ciguatera leads to a painful and debilitating effects on our nervous system, stomach and heart lasting for months.





A team of international marine scientists has reported a 60 percent increase in the incidence of cases of Ciguatera poisoning among people inhabiting Pacific Island nations.

The ciguatera toxin may be found in large reef fish, most commonly barracuda, grouper, red snapper, eel, amberjack, sea bass, and Spanish mackerel.

Toxins produced by some microscopic algae known to cause harmful algal blooms, are found in reef fish, which poison humans who consume them, the journal Public Library of Science Neglected Tropical Disease reports.



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