Florida teens contract ciguatera toxin on a fishing trip in the Bahamas
Two teenage boys from Manatee County, Florida, went on a fishing trip in the Bahamas, ate what they caught and contracted ciguatera food poisoning. A Bay News 9 report yesterday says Marlin Ellis, 14 and Austin More...
Hong Kong: Ciguatera outbreak sickens 19 who ate at a Lamma Island seafood restaurant
The Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health is investigating a suspected ciguatoxin poisoning case affecting 19 people who consumed a coral reef fish, according to press release More...
Mets southpaw, Pedro Feliciano, sickened with ciguatera
Left-handed pitcher, Pedro Feliciano was placed on the seven-day disabled list at Class A St. Lucie due to a lingering bout of food poisoning. Feliciano first got sick in late April and has officially been diagnosed More...
2010-2011 NYC Ciguatera outbreak ‘might reflect changing sources and diversity of fish species marketed in NYC and elsewhere’
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) released today looked at the several ciguatera outbreaks in New York City from August 2010–July 2011. During that More...
