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CIGUATERA [1 record]

Record 1 2020-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases
  • Toxicology
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
DEF

The poisoning caused by the ingestion of various normally edible tropical fish in whose flesh a toxic substance ... has accumulated.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines
  • Toxicologie
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
CONT

La ciguatera résulte de l'ingestion de poissons devenus toxiques pour s'être nourris de dinoflagellés toxiques, qui sont des algues planctoniques marines microscopiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades humanas
  • Toxicología
  • Microbiología y parasitología
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