Meetings, publications and news

• Meetings
• Publications
• News

Meetings

 

Kick off meeting

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 26-27th october 2022

 

Middle Term Meeting

Madrid, 6 – 7 de mayo 2024

Publications

• Guidelines for sampling and shipment for the analysis of ciguatoxins in recreational/sport fishing products in the Canary Islands. IUniversity Institute of Animal Health and Food Safety (IUSA); University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC).
  • Guide
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• Emerging chemical risks in food and feed. European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), August 2024.
  • Emerging chemical risks in food and feed. European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)

• Included is the Protocol for Surveillance of Ciguatera Poisoning (CP) in the EU, the case definition, questionnaires for reporting CP cases and outbreaks, and a list of fish that have previously been associated with ciguatera, March 2024.
  • Surveillance Protocol for Ciguatera poisoning in the EU 2024
  • Fish 2023 (Annex 1. List of fish previously associated with ciguatera)
  • Case definition (Ciguatoxin poisoning case definition)
  • CP case reporting 2023 (Annex 2. CIGUATERA POISONING CASE REPORT FORM)
  • CP outbreak reporting 2023 (Annex 3. CIGUATERA POISONING OUTBREAK REPORT FORM)

• Ciguatera survey:

  This study is included as part of the EuroCigua II project activities. The aim of this survey is to assess the level of knowledge about ciguatera poisoning among different populations, how it is transmitted, the related symptoms, its prevalence, consumption patterns of certain affected fish species and the measures to be taken if any of the symptoms occur. The survey is available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, Dutch and German through the following link:

  • https://ucpcienciashumanas.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_54RKf2rVG7mVlhI

• Dissemination material:

  This leaflet represent a comprehensive document that includes the description of Ciguatera, the symptoms and the measures to take into account for the prevention, in addition to describing the objectives and partners involved in EuroCigua II. The document is available in seven languages and is designed for its distribution either online or printed as a brochure.

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• MIMAR+ project. Information brochure on ciguatera in recreational fisheries in the Canary Islands. October 2023:
  • Information brochure

• Last published scientific papers:
  • Darias-Dágfeel, Y; Sanchez-Henao, A; Padilla, D; Martín, M. V.; Ramos-Sosa, M. J; Poquet, P; Barreto. M; Sergent, F. S; Jerez, S; & Real, F. Effects on Biochemical Parameters and Animal Welfare of Dusky Grouper (Epinephelus marginatus, Lowe 1834) by Feeding CTX Toxic Flesh. Animals 2024, 14(12), 1757.
  • Ramos-Sosa, M. J; García-Álvarez, N; Sanchez-Henao, A; Padilla, D; Sergent, F. S; Gago-Martínez, A; Diogène, J; Caballero, M. J; Fernández, A; & Real, F. Ciguatoxin-like toxicity distribution in flesh of amberjack (Seriola spp.) and dusky grouper (Epinephelus marginatus). Environmental Research, Volume 228, 1 July 2023, 115869.
  • Estevez, P; Prieto, JO; Castro, D; Penin, A; Burlingame, A; & Gago-Martinez, A. First Detection of Algal Caribbean Ciguatoxin in Amberjack Causing Ciguatera Poisoning in the Canary Islands (Spain). Toxins 2024, 16, 189
  • Costa, P.R.; Churro, C.; Rodrigues, S.M.; Frazão, B.; Barbosa, M.; Godinho, L.; Soliño, L.; Timóteo, V.; Gouveia, N. A 15-Year Retrospective Review of Ciguatera in the Madeira Islands (North-East Atlantic, Portugal). Toxins 2023, 15, 630
  • Estevez, P; Prieto, JO; Burlingame,A; & Gago-Martinez,A (2023) Characterization of the Ciguatoxin Profile in Fish Samples from the Eastern Atlantic Ocean using Capillary Liquid Chromatography-High Resolution Mass Spectrometry, Food Chemistry, 418

News

•  The Italian Ministry of Health and the Centre for Marine Research-Cesenatico disseminate, through the food safety section of their websites, the ciguatera poisoning and the EuroCigua II project in which they collaborate, June 2024.
  • Ministry of Health, Italy
  • Centre for Marine Research-Cesenatico, Italy
  
  
• Suspicion and diagnosis of ciguatoxin poisoning. Explanatory video created by the Epidemiology and Prevention Service of the Canary Islands Health Service, February 2024.
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RqepFlzxAE&feature=youtu.be (The video will be subtitled in English as soon as possible)
  
  
• Case study of the control of ciguatera poisoning in the Canary Islands (Spain), published by the European Climate and Health Observatory. The surveillance system set up by the Canary Islands Government aims to remove certain fish containing ciguatoxins from the market and to improve the detection of ciguatera in humans. January 2024.
  • https://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/en/observatory/++aq++metadata/case-studies/control-of-ciguatera-poisoning-in-canary-islands-spain?bs=1&langflag=1
  
  
• Presentation of the EuroCigua II project at the International Okinawa Symposium. Dr. Ana Gago-Martínez, Okinawa (Japan). November 2023
  • Information brochure, Okinawa (Japan) 2023
  • Okinawa (Japan) 2023
• Presentation of the EuroCigua II project at the 5th International Conference on Food Contaminants (ICFC). Dr. Ana Gago-Martínez, Campinas (Brazil). September 2023
  • https://icfc2023.com
  
  
• Nacional Research Council of Canada (NRC) discovers new toxin in seafood that causes ciguatera poisoning, Food Safety News. August 2023:
  • https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2023/08/nrc-discovers-novel-seafood-toxin-that-causes-ciguatera-poisoning/
  
  
• Advances in methods for characterisation and risk management of marine toxins. Association of Official Agricultural Chemists (AOAC) Annual International Meeting and Exposition, August 2023:
  • https://www.multibriefs.com/briefs/aoac-show/aoac-show083023.php
  
  
• The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) launches a sampling campaign to collect fish potentially contaminated with ciguatoxins, June 2023:
  • https://www.ipma.pt/pt/media/noticias/news.detail.jsp?f=/pt/media/noticias/textos/Projeto_Eurocigua_2_madeira.html
  
  
• Media impact of the new project EuroCigua II:
  • https://www.animalshealth.es/profesionales/espana-lidera-proyecto-internacional-control-ciguatera-europa
  • https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2022/10/ciguatera-in-europe-project-granted-follow-up/?utm_source=Food+Safety+News&utm_campaign=8788b58338-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f46cc10150-8788b58338-40265059
  • https://www.cope.es/emisoras/canarias/santa-cruz-de-tenerife/tenerife/noticias/entre-los-pescados-analizados-oficialmente-presentan-ciguatera-20221027_2366826
  • https://efe.com/canarias/las-ciguatoxinas-han-causado-125-intoxicaciones-en-canarias-desde-2004/
• RARA22, EuroCigua presentation:
  • Scientific article describing the RARA22 outcomes
  • Short (2’) video with the main highlights