Ciguatera fish poisoning and environmental change: a case for strengthening health surveillance in the Pacific?
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2010
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Derne, Bonnie T
Fearnley, Emily
Goater, Sarah
Carter, Karen
Weinstein, Philip
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Health Research Council of the Pacific Ltd.
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Ciguatera Fish Poisoning (CFP), a significant public health problem in the Pacific, is intrinsically linked to the health of coral reef ecosystems. Incidence data on CFP could therefore be used, in theory, as indicators of disruption to coral reefs. Some
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Keywords: animal; article; ciguatera; climate change; coral reef; ecosystem; fish; health survey; human; metabolism; methodology; Pacific islands; Animals; Ciguatera Poisoning; Climate Change; Coral Reefs; Ecosystem; Fishes; Humans; Pacific Islands; Population Surv
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Pacific Health Dialog
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