@article{fdi:010088663,
  title = {{C}iguatera poisoning in {F}rench {P}olynesia : a review of the distribution and toxicity of {G}ambierdiscus spp., and related impacts on food web components and human health},
  author = {{C}hinain, {M}. and {H}owell, {C}. {G}. and {R}ou{\'e}, {M}{\'e}lanie and {U}ng, {A}. and {H}enry, {K}. and {R}evel, {T}. and {C}ruchet, {P}. and {V}iallon, {J}. and {D}arius, {H}. {T}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{C}iguatera {P}oisoning ({CP}) is a seafood poisoning highly prevalent in {F}rench {P}olynesia. {T}his illness results from the consumption of seafood contaminated with ciguatoxins ({CTX}s) produced by {G}ambierdiscus, a benthic dinoflagellate. {C}iguatera significantly degrades the health and economic well-being of local communities largely dependent on reef fisheries for their subsistence. {F}rench {P}olynesia has been the site of rich and active {CP} research since the 1960 ' s. {T}he environmental, toxicological, and epidemiological data obtained in the frame of large-scale field surveys and a country-wide {CP} case reporting program conducted over the past three decades in the five island groups of {F}rench {P}olynesia are reviewed. {R}esults show toxin production in {G}ambierdiscus in the natural environment may vary considerably at a temporal and spatial scale, and that several locales clearly represent {G}ambierdiscus spp. "biodiversity hotspots". {C}urrent data also suggest the "hot" species {G}. polynesiensis could be the primary source of {CTX}s in local ciguateric biotopes, pending formal confirmation. {T}he prevalence of ciguatoxic fish and the {CTX} levels observed in several locales were remarkably high, with herbivores and omnivores often as toxic as carnivores. {R}esults also confirm the strong local influence of {G}ambierdiscus spp. on the {CTX} toxin profiles characterized across multiple food web components including in {CP}-prone marine invertebrates. {T}he statistics, obtained in the frame of a long-term epidemiological surveillance program established in 2007, point towards an apparent decline in the number of {CP} cases in {F}rench {P}olynesia as a whole; however, incidence rates remain dangerously high in some islands. {S}everal of the challenges and opportunities, most notably those linked to the strong cultural ramifications of {CP} among local communities, that need to be considered to define effective risk management strategies are addressed.},
  keywords = {{C}iguatera poisoning ; {F}rench {P}olynesia ; {G}ambierdiscus ; {C}iguatoxins ; {T}oxin ; profiles ; {R}isk management ; {POLYNESIE} {FRANCAISE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{H}armful {A}lgae},
  volume = {129},
  numero = {},
  pages = {102525 [21 p.]},
  ISSN = {1568-9883},
  year = {2023},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.hal.2023.102525},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010088663},
}