| ciguatera fish poisoning on the west africa coast: an emerging risk in the canary islands (spain). | ciguatera fish poisoning (cfp) is endemic in certain tropical and subtropical regions of the world. cfp had not been described on the west africa coast until a 2004 outbreak in the canary islands. in 2008-2009, two additional outbreaks of ciguatera occurred. individuals afflicted had consumed lesser amberjack (seriola rivoliana) captured from nearby waters. caribbean ciguatoxin-1 (c-ctx-1) was confirmed in fish samples by lc-ms/ms. ciguatoxic fish in this region may pose a new health risk for th ... | 2010 | 20692274 |