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ciguatera
noun[ U ]
medical specializeduk /ˌsɪɡ.wəˈteə.rə/ us /ˌsiː.ɡwəˈter.ə/
an illness caused by eating fish that are usually edible(= suitable for eating) but that contain a poisonous substance:
Humans affected with ciguatera can experience various symptoms, from flu-like symptoms to numbness.
ciguatera poisoningCiguatera poisoning occurs when a dynoflagellate, a kind of plankton carrying the ciguatoxin, are eaten by reef fish.
On Maui last year, there were nine cases of ciguatera poisoning.
Seven of the 10 were diagnosed with ciguatera, a food poisoning that occurs after eating certain fish contaminated with a toxin found in algae.
When someone eats a fish containing the ciguatera toxin, symptoms similar to food poisoning appear within hours.
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