Ciguatera Fish Poisoning
Ciguatera fish poisoning comes from eating fish that is contaminated by ciguatera toxin. Ciguatera toxin, an odorless and tasteless toxin, is lipid soluble compound, produced by Gambierdiscus toxicus. It is heat resistant, thus cooking will not destroy the toxin. The ciguatera toxin is commonly found in large reef fish such as, barracuda, black grouper, blackfin …