endstream endobj 26 0 obj <>stream These species and locations are linked by a food chain, which generates and accumulates a heat-resistant, acid-stable collection of toxic substances known as ciguatoxin. One hundred and eighty-eight samples of two types of reef fish were tested for ciguatera using Cigua-Check test strips. Itching, hot/cold reversal, headaches, muscle aches, fatigue) Looks like we only had a minor case but are all still symptomatic 4 days past last ingestion. my post about things to know about cruising in the Bahamas, [Eating Well With A Tiny Fridge] is a treasure house of knowledge, The Boat Galley Cookbook should go right next to Chapman's and Nigel Calder on your shelf. Researchers at Oceanit realize their test takes time to use, and theyre working on that. The lengthy duration of neurological symptoms is unique, but many of these symptoms are similar for other food poisonings. It is caused by eating fish contaminated with ciguatoxins which are produced by dinoflagellates small marine organisms living on or near coral reefs belonging to the species The Boat Galley http://www.nltimes.nl/2016/06/29/poisonous-fish-cause-dutch-newlyweds-death-dominican-republic/. It took him months to recover, says Waldner, and the man steered clear of fish for a year. This is something to think about before eating fish in a remote anchorage . And that led me to want to know more, and also to want to write about it. Ciguatera fish poisoning is a reportable disease Hawaii Administrative Rules Title 11 Chapter 156, Communicable Diseases, under the Urgent category which requires a report by telephone to the Disease Outbreak Control Division on Oahu or to the District Health Offices on the neighbor islands as soon as a provisional diagnosis has been established. The treatment is mainly supportive. Numbness, tingling, or a burning sensation around mouth, hands, or feet; Joint or muscle pains with weakness or cramps; Vomiting, diarrhea, chills, itching, headache, sweating, and dizziness; Reversal of temperature sensation in the mouth, unusual taste sensations; nightmares, or hallucinations. S. seashelldiver New Member. Reliability of the commercially available Cigua-Check test kits to identify ciguateric fish was evaluated by assessing the uniformity of conclusions by multiple readers examining identical sticks. But just to complicate matters, reef areas apparently historically free from ciguatera can become infected at any time, while those infected can later become ciguatera free. HSn0+xtf. I cant believe they said that to you. Even worse: symptoms can continue for months to years. Dr Michael Arata in Irvine California is who I recommend. Save with. 0 It is important to spread information about ciguatera, since so few people know about it, especially in countries that are not directly in contact with the problem. endstream endobj startxref But presumably, even a minute amount of the toxin from a source such as the dolphin can be enough to cross the threshold. My saving grace has been the researchers advice at ILM in Tahiti and a functional medicine doctor. A living hell thats the phrase that Palm Beach Post staff writer Kevin Deutsch used to describe the agony at sea that a group of anglers went through for eight days after eating a meal of delicious yellowfin grouper. Try to verify the species and size of the suspect fish and how it was cooked and handled prior to cooking. Consider where and when caught. It started with itchy soles of the feet and palms of hands. Geographically where does ciguatera occur? But a check of literature on this shows mannitol to be variously helpful if administered with 48 hours of onset to absolutely worthless, depending upon the study. Legs and joints still suffer with exhaustion just from walking from one of the boat to the other. Hoyle, PhD, Emeritus Faculty, Food Safety Specialist, Clemson University. This followed a National Ciguatera Fish Poisoning Science Workshop, in March 2019 held at the University of Queensland and co-sponsored by groups including SafeFish. . The rapid COVID-19 tests available at MCDPH clinics are Lucira brand over-the-counter rapid molecular nasal swab test that is comparable to a PCR test. The heat-stable ciguatoxin is not destroyed by cooking and frozen storage. Eating amberjack or, in fact, any of these fish, even large barracuda or snapper, does not mean youre doomed to come down with the disease. there are over 400 species that are known carriers and mahi/dorado and tuna are now listed as carriers (source: Florida Department of Health). Tachycardia definitely comes and goes . Ask the locals about the cudas, besides the ciguatera test kit nothing beats the local wisdom on what to eat. Start the Ciguatera diet immediately. And because they hold the patent no one else can make the same type of cheap test kit Nice people, huh?? Wow, they are so responsive and interested in the seriousness of this toxin for us boaters and land folk. 4 . Victims usually recover within a few days, but severe neurological disorders may persist for months and sometimes for years. NCCOS and their partners have developed a new method for detecting ciguatoxins in fish that does not rely on the typical use of radioisotopes, which are highly regulated and often unavailable in remote tropical regions where ciguatera incidence is high.More than 50,000 people suffer from ciguatera fish poisoning each year by consuming fish tainted with ciguatoxins produced by the algae Gambierdiscus, making this the most common form of algal-induced seafood poisoning. Ive loss easily 7 pounds , very fatigue going up steps are the worse . Treatment includes supportive care of symptoms and can include intravenous mannitol to reduce neurological symptoms if given promptly. YEARS ago, while sailing in the Caribbean, my partner and I caught a 3-foot-long barracuda. It was the scariest week of my life. chicken, pork, beef and lots of veggies and some pasta..we didnt have refrigeration and used a cooler so I shopped every few daysIt worked for us! Scientists recently discovered that this patented polyether compound could treat neurotoxic shellfish poisoning (typically a result of red tides) in humans. Did you have to remove other food items from your diet? http://www.nltimes.nl/2016/06/29/poisonous-fish-cause-dutch-newlyweds-death-dominican-republic/, http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/yellowbook/2016/the-pre-travel-consultation/food-poisoning-from-marine-toxins, http://www.sportfishingmag.com/perils-ciguatera#page-21. It put me down for 12 months. Something to discuss with whoever is treating you as the recommendations change all the time. Ive also learned that many fish that were considered safe a few years are now on the caution list. The telephone report shall be followed by a written report submitted by mail or fax within three days to Disease Outbreak Control Division on Oahu or to the District Health Offices on the neighbor islands. I am astounded how little this sickness is discussed, especially in the boating and fishing industries. I have never felt so ill in my life while my body detoxed and could barely face doing the 4th day but I pushed through. I also know I may have regular food poisoning from the fish, but am immediately doing the detox again, which along with charcoal, is recommended for any type of food poisoning. Herbivorous fish feed on these organisms and the ciguatoxins bio-accumulate along the marine food chain to larger predatory fish, usually over 2.7 kg / 6 lbs. If anyone has an contacts in Aus that they feel maybe able to help me please let me know. Go straight to the hospital and insist on mannitol treatment. Consult a physician, explaining your concern, types and amount of food eaten, and when the symptoms began. Given the source of this toxin, anglers have little reason for concern with any cold-water game fish nor, for the most part (though not always), with open-ocean pelagics. youre really sick, with both gastrointestinal and neurological symptoms. I wish for your recovery sooner rather than later! Along the way, we sold pretty much everything we owned (twice! Dec 29, 2006 3 0 0. This article was originally written in June 2016 and has been updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness. Another trigger: eating fish apparently any fish! About 12 hours later,in the middle of the night I woke up so ITCHY all over! Not everyone gets that severe a case, but some do. THE Cigua-Check test kit could reduce those numbers dramatically. Our Antiguan friends would drink 3 glasses of milk at the first onset of ciguatera. True that nothing can be done IF you get it, but there is quite a bit you can do to lessen the risk of getting it. A wide range of species that inhabit tropical reefs and/or eat reef fish can concentrate enough ciguatoxin to be a danger. Symptoms of ciguatera poisoning can begin as little as 15 minutes after eating a bad fish but are more likely to first appear 6 to 24 hours later. Lionfish are causing extensive damage to reefs in the region, and policy decisions regarding whether fishing can be used to control this invasive species will depend on the levels of ciguatoxin lionfish accumulate. Love quinoa, by the way. He was told to eat a Cod Liver Oil health product and he said it made the symptoms a lot more bearable and after a while the symptoms went away altogether and he is back eating fish. Ciguatera can be life threatening. Maybe a dumb question but what did you ear? My triggers and those of others go far beyond the short list you see on most websites. Ask for the prescription Cholestyramine. This poison is found in marine algae, seaweed, or coral. Ive seen articles both ways on lionfish . By the next evening, a weak Pepperell had recovered enough to stop for a beer at the local watering hole. Go see a functional medicine doctor as soon as possible. Fish was a very large part of our diet. Hj1t.vBv]pr qeA3sf^kc/u/bad'>$F?A^^+.P Everyones risk tolerance is different so I dont want to say what someone else should do. I had GI symptoms about 2 weeks ago on a cruise to the Bahamas. I know several people who have had it in the South Pacific as well. I have had it and as I understand it I will be more sensitive to this toxin for ever. Go online and complete a VCS test for visual disturbance. Copyright 2006-2023 Scientific Research Publishing Inc. All Rights Reserved. Afish caught ononereef may carry ciguatera while another one caught nearby wont. Marc was violently ill all night and not quite himself for a couple of days afterwards. Your next fresh-caught fish dinner could be a toxic time bomb. My body didnt recognize it until it was too late. So, are fish you catch in the ocean or gulf safe because they are far from reefs? In a double blind trial, four individuals visually examined identical Cigua-Check strips to conclude whether the samples were positive or negative for ciguatera. 2020. One of the reasons you are seeing fish not previously identified as carriers and more instances among fish that have been known to be are fishing pressure on the affected populations and environmental pressures on oceans. Often this is well known locally. I still think back to how horrible that was!!!! He was so excited about spear fishing and fishing off boat , I think we will rethink this!! I hope youre improving slowly like I am. She put me straight on a strict 4 x day four day detox of Dr Lugols iodine and the liver herb Iberogast. There is no simple, reliable test kit available to the public at this time. But you can reduce the odds even further in your favor that your favorite fish, whether caught or bought, wont prove host to the toxin. I hear of more and more people affected every year, but Ill be honest that I didnt realize just how sick most of them were. We wish you the best and for a quick recovery. Copyright 2023 Sport Fishing Magazine. Credit: NOAA. Credit: NOAA.. Credit: NOAA. Heres more treachery: The toxin has no effect on the fishs flesh. I am wishing you recovery sooner rather than later. One of the most prevalent fish that has it is the trevally. Outbreaks can occur seasonally or sporadically, particularly after storms. Side effects lasted six months, and included extreme hot/cold reversal and extreme itchiness of skin, especially on my face. The risk of ciguatera poisoning exists in all tropical and subtropical waters of the West Indies, the Pacific Ocean, and the Indian Ocean, where these reef fish are eaten. TGF Lush tropical reefs are always potential ciguatera grounds. Do you know if anyone has run the concentrated Cig poison through a Mass Spec to see atomically what the composition of the nasty agent is? I dont really know about shrimp and scallops Ive found a few people who think they may have gotten ciguatera from both, but nothing very definitive. There have apparently been a few cases of lobster causing ciguatera and also more oftenly of it causing a relapse in someone who had ciguatera in the past. Its unlikely that dozens of diners ever heard of the disease when they indulged in tasty dinners of fresh Gulf of Mexico amberjack in various St. Louis eateries in December 2007. Were sharing a quick little test you can perform to see if a fish may have ciguatera. Thanks so much for the info, my husband and I are on our first cruise to Florida and Bahamas and we did not know anything about this. Thank you so much for providing this invaluable information! While a $500 price tag may seem high, it is able to test multiple samples on one plate, depending on format and is priced competitively in the market. The fish that got me was Wahoo. however I suspect that I might have had a high risk of exposure previously over a lifetime of eating reef fish including some big ones. All recommendations are for South Carolina conditions and may not apply to other areas. Admittedly, some are people I only know through their blogs, but nonetheless I know them. This methodology is faster and less expensive than LC/MS or N2A cell-based methods. People arent so fortunate. Symptoms may reoccur following alcohol consumption or again eating ciguatoxic fish. Dont they feed on reef fish? A Dutch couple just got killed by eating contaminated fish on their honeymoon. Heres my recommendation. We ate quite a few fishes back in 2011-2012 but did avoid barracudas and larger jacks. Its been 2 and half years since we were sick with Ciguatera and we are symptom free. Never again, is my motto! Occurrence in the United States has remained somewhat constant during the past two decades, but expanding distribution of tropical fishes and increasing vacation travel could pose additional threats. Ciguatera can have a life long affect on some people. Wishing you all the best and a Happy Easter. The reasons are not well understood but some develop a lifelong Chronic Inflammatory Response syndrome. It is a research product for use in testing laboratories and those administrative labs charged with controlling fisheries. Im an Aussie and got sick in the Philippines after eating fish. At 29 months past onset I am slowly gaining back some normalcy but my heart is still affected. A Bonnier LLC Company. He quotes one angler, who dropped 14 pounds, as saying, It was the worst I ever felt and If I touched anything cold, it burned my skin., A Texas woman who contracted ciguatera fish poisoning told msnbc.com that the symptoms were horrible. If they had worked, Im sure they would have not been able to keep up with sales had their product could, indeed, detect whether or not this horrid toxin is in the fish being tested. How is it Im just now hearing about this? Most notoriously associated with ciguatera by those who live in tropical waters would have to be the great barracuda and red bass. The larger the reef fish, the more likely it is to be ciguatoxic. Everyone that I know who has gotten ciguatera says that they really didnt know enough about it before they got it. Try to obtain portions of the meal, particularly the fish, to help determine the cause. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2579736/. All neurological (I.e. I notice caffeine can be a factor but Im still drinking coffee every morning . One Australian marine biologist writes, I had an enormous amount of difficulty telling if something was hot and had someone else run showers for me for two months.. These portions should be tightly packaged and frozen for any subsequent analysis. . Also found several cases where the scallops turned out to actually be cut from the wings of rays (sold in stores sometimes as skallops). Development of a competitive fluorescence-based synaptosome binding assay for brevetoxins. and I wondered if you had any specific advice. Then his palms and soles began to itch excruciatingly, turning bright red. The pain was truly horrific, I thought it would never stop. Unfortunately, the usefulness of a list of ciguatoxic fish is questionable because of the diversity of fish species and the variety of names used. This may indeed be foolish, only time will tell, I feel your pain, our whole family got it a couple of years back. In fact, that arbitrary cutoff probably means little.) Ill be away until Feb. 1 and when I get back well look for a weather window to cross for our first time!!!! I was literally told by a server at a restaurant that all their salmon was wild because they are in danger. Third, make an informed decision about eating fish. Walking up 3 steps was enough to put me into a sitting stage for half an hour. Copyright 2023 by authors and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. Color micrographs of Gambierdiscus, an algae widely distributed in the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and the southeast Atlantic coast that produces ciguatoxins. Second, as the research and knowledge of ciguatera changes over time, stay up to date on the risk wherever you are. A couple weeks ago, we were at a town barbecue (we were the only out-of-towners; it was definitely NOT a tourist thing) and one of the stalls was selling grilled barracuda with a big sign Eat at Your Own Risk! so maybe theyre not ALL immune. Cruisers seem to have a higher risk, as they tend to eat more fish than average and do in changing locales where they dont know the local prevalence of ciguatera and what to avoid. Do not eat the head, guts, liver or roe (eggs) of any reef fish. Consider the size. Gastrointestinal symptoms usually appear first - vomiting, diarrhea and intense stomach pain and cramping - with neurologic symptoms coming one to two days later. Mar 10, 2006 #10 Hiya I'm pretty sure i've read about a Ciguatera test kit you can buy!! Just local knowledge passed down from generation to generation! Thank you so much, Carolyn, for your thorough writings on this terrible poison. Alcohol, fish, nuts, and nut oils should be avoided after exposure to ciguatera poisoning because they may trigger recurrent symptoms. Within these areas the occurrence is unpredictable and patchy, both in distribution and time. It only lasted a few minutes or so each time but this was the worst part. He rates the colorful Indo-Pacific grouper as one of the best-eating (and highest-priced) fish on the reef.. I dont know what the situation is now. Fish with questionable reputations are hogfish, scorpion fishes, certain tiggerfish, and certain snapper and groupers. As for cost, how much is good health worth? I was so dizzy and blacking out constantly with what we thought was just a horrendous case of food poisoning. . What about quinoa or vegetal grain fed chicken, chocolate, coffee? For many cruisers, catching fish is a way of supplementing the food budget or having fresh food without a refrigerator, not just something fun to do. Published on March 1, 2020; last updated on September 30, 2022 by Carolyn Shearlock. Alcohol triggers symptoms of ciguatera poisoning. Since we eat the same food, am I just one meal away from tipping the scale and succumbing? Thus the importance of our test to allow regulatory agencies and researchers to identify high risk fish and make recommendations for public health reasons.. They have finally subsided, and Im hoping that today there may be relief that we havent heard about since last year.. Be careful with the hot/cold reversal. It is so difficult not to be able to eat the fish we used to love and to not be able to eat fish out at a restaurant (for the most part) is frustrating. Im 99.9% sure I have the poison from the initial dizziness to several vomiting/diarrhea a few hours later for days, followed by constant fatigue, headaches and many other symptoms that have lasted for eight weeks now since I did the fish tasting (am pretty sure it was from Sea Bass I ate in Barcelona). Hawaii is at very high risk of Ciguatera and can be found on each of the Hawaiian Islands. Thats definitely one option that will eliminate the risk. Husband and I suffered for several months with some terrible symptoms and, at the time, there wasnt anything the doctors could do to relieve them. I did know the dangers of eating reef fish. great article..we never ate fish the whole 10 years we lived on our boat in the eastern Caribbean. Tuna? I hope I get to meet you. Marc got sick but our friend Michael and I did not. Although ciguatera poisoning is a global phenomenon, most of it is confined to the warm waters and discrete regions of the Pacific Ocean . Thank you for sharing your stories, because now I think I finally understand what I might be going through. Youre right about helping to rid the ocean of these invasive species! Certain species of snapper and grouper are not a risk for ciguatera, yet their popular reputation suffers because they are misidentified. Our afternoon iced coffees became non-existent. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Ciguatera Fish Poisoning commonly occurs in tropical and subtropical areas, particularly in the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Caribbean Sea. Wow! It bothered us terribly in, well, in the nether regions. Regarding the last, Today I am experiencing a new symptom: hallucinations. So wrote a South African victim in a blog after hed eaten some great-tasting barracuda (and also received an initial diagnosis of multiple sclerosis). Dorado really shocked me. You may also find this enlightening and interesting- good luck and thanks for your notes. Lager predator fish become carriers by eating smaller fish. Ive heard various rules of thumb e.g., any fish less than 5 pounds is safe and some no more than 2 pounds. And I had eaten coral trout, a species implicated in the disease.. The tachycardia went away after about 48 hours but the other symptoms went away very slowly over atleast two months! Weight gain has been a problem because we used to eat fish 3 or more times a week. Another helpful item to help others is chelation which has also helped with improving my energy but $$$. Great article Carolyn, Hi Dave. That was the only fish I ate on the trip and I was the only one that got it. The authors declare no conflicts of interest. Far from it: Around the world, people eat these fish every day with no problem. All that said, your odds of getting it remain very low indeed. http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/yellowbook/2016/the-pre-travel-consultation/food-poisoning-from-marine-toxins. Popular articles you may have missed Also known as the seafood diet? Frankly, the $500 price tag for the kit pretty much leaves this inquiry dead in the water. Since the toxin is associated with coral reefs, Hawaii and Florida have the highest incidences. They know about it now, having found out the hard way, with many hospitalized after a typical incubation period as short as 10 minutes or as much as days after ingestion. Ciguatera is a unique type of food poisoning caused by the consumption of marine species that harbor natural toxins originating in certain tropical waters. Have all the symptoms, can anyone help? I alluded previously to a disease that made its victim wish he or she were dead. . In the Florida Keys, hogfish also have a very high rate of being affected. C3a Please help. Good to see you spreading the word. Comment * document.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id", "a612808f76db82a5c22ac1e2ded60ba8" );document.getElementById("eb861f0816").setAttribute( "id", "comment" ); Hi! 6.-10. A friend invited us to dinner and served a delicious grouper. Eat only what the locals are eating (say at a food stall)? When you have reached the point where you no longer expect a response, More trials are underway. The association of Gambiendiscus with coral reefs makes it common in tropical fish. Reliability of the commercially available Cigua-Check(R) test kits to identify ciguateric fish was evaluated by assessing the uniformity of conclusions by multiple readers examining identical sticks. SusanScott.net. The actual number is probably more as Im sure that some cruisers I know have had ciguatera and yet Im not aware of it. I am so very sorry for what you have had to endure. The western doctors are clueless here in Florida. Let me know how you progress and we wish you a speedy recovery. Natalie-you really need to go to a doctor. I was treated in the ER the night of my illness. New articles & podcasts Older articles tend to talk about the symptoms going away generally within days, making it sound like an annoyance to get but not something that would affect your life for months to years. . In all seriousness, as I understand it, the toxin accumulates in people just as in fish. Facilities that have the equipment and expertise routinely charge $100-200 per sample for analysis. Some areas are hotbeds for G. toxicus. Oh, Tiffany, we are so sorry that you contracted this toxin! Ditto for tuna. For 6 months, I had to avoid processed nuts but raw nuts were fine. In broad average numbers, the chances of getting ciguatera are fairly small. He describes his visions as dots that float around the room as if they have some sort of purpose., Being unable to identify anything hot, since it feels cold to the touch, could even lead to scalding. But the risk is there, and a little knowledge can go a long way to avoid it, especially for those of us who catch our seafood, and can pick and choose what we keep keeping only smaller reef fish if were after real peace of mind. [More] Garbage Disposal When Coastal Cruising, Patching your dinghy in the tropics is a challenge. . Website Owner: National Centers for Coastal Ocean ScienceUSA.gov | Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | National Ocean ServiceCopyright 2017 | Privacy Policy |Disclaimer|Survey |Freedom of Information Act, The new assay, expected to be implemented worldwide, is the result, of a collaboration among NOAA, U.S. FDA, Institut Louis Malard, North Carolina State University, and the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The next day I cooked 4 large portions for my husband myself and two friends, at least 1/2 lb but probably more.we were all fine. I felt like my heart would beat from my chest, but my pulse and pressure were always fine. When consumed, brevetoxins and ciguatoxins can cause Neurotoxic Shellfish Poisoning (1) or Ciguatera Fish Poisoning (2), respectively. Great barracuda are widely feared for harboring ciguatera. To my mind theres no excuse for not using Cigua-Check on any reef fish caught in Hawaii or anywhere else. I got it in 2014 while working/living on New Providence Island (The Bahamas). They will simply continue, as theyve done for generations, playing Russian Roulette with their health. Oh, we were excited about that fish. You might not be buying the safe fish that you think you are. For now, the peacock grouper is likely to stay on the reef and off the dinner plate in Hawaii. There is no laboratory test for humans. Ciguatera Fish Poisoning is the most common seafood illness reported in travellers. This information will go into my getting-larger-everyday-Cig folder. Eat fish only when there are nearby medical facilities? Dr Bernard Hudson in NSW diagnosed me recently (no testing obvs). Cigua-Check kits are available at various local stores. Excellent article! The assay yields the same results as the current test, and, since the assay uses commonly available equipment, it can be more easily added to seafood safety monitoring programs in tropical island nations. For me its been only 15 days that i was infected by the Ciguatera toxins IVs may be needed to avoid dehydration. Maybe 50? . The new assay, expected to be implemented worldwide, is the resultof a collaboration among NOAA, U.S. FDA, Institut Louis Malard, North Carolina State University, and the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Publication types Review SLIDESHOW There is no proven test to tell what fish is ciguatoxic and which isnt. The classic and unnerving symptom is that of temperature reversal, with hot items feeling cold and cold things hot (this can be seriously dangerous with people taking scalding hot showers or burning themselves on hot drinks), although not all people get this. I live on Aitutaki in the Cook Islands and it is here also. The neurologucal symptoms came afte the GI symptoms,, pain and exhaustion and started about 3 days later and progressively got worse for 5 months. Hello. Ciguatera is a toxin that can accumulate in fish that feed off the algae on coral reefs (or eat the fish that do) and while it's harmless to the fish it can be very unpleasant for humans.. I got Cig 1 time from a trevally that I did not take the fillet off but rather left it on the bone in chunks. I have been sick since eating fish in the Philippines too. Is it COVID-19 or the flu? The RBA method is described in the scientific journal PLOS ONE , and will soon be available as a test kit from Sea Tox Research, Inc., a women-run biotech company. (2014). you will at last be able to give in such a way that the other is able to receive These restrictions have been resolved, and a study is under way to evaluate the precision and accuracy of a low-cost, simplified field and laboratory S-PIA kit (Ciguatect, Hawaii Chemtect International, Pasadena, California, 91109), through an international interlaboratory trial using the AOAC/IUPAC validation mechanism. 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