NRC discovers novel seafood toxin that causes ciguatera poisoning
The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) has unearthed a novel seafood toxin responsible for ciguatera poisoning.
The breakthrough came this year when NRC scientists, in collaboration with experts from the United States and Norway, embarked on a meticulous search for the Caribbean producer of ciguatoxin. Their efforts involved extensive algal collection and analysis, with a focus on species gathered from waters surrounding the U.S. Virgin Islands. Finally, the NRC researchers successfully identified the novel algal ciguatoxin and demonstrated its metabolism in fish species associated with ciguatera poisoning.