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Description

Eurocigua II is a European project on Ciguatera, i.e., a foodborne diseases caused by marine biotoxins present in certain fish. The project aims to provide the basis for an integrated approach to assess the human health risks of ciguatoxins (CTXs) in fish in Europe. In the last years, CTXs have become a public health concern in the Canary Islands, where it is recognized as an emerging risk - partly as a consequence of climate change. 

Eurocigua II aims for the epidemiological characterization of Ciguatera Poisoning (CP) cases, the full characterization of the CTX profiles involved in CP contamination, the establishment of training programs for the laboratory detection of CTXs in fish, the production of reference materials, the risk characterization of the CP due to imported fish and the initiation of the work for predictive modeling on ciguatera in Europe.

Project information

Lead

General Directorate of Public Health, Ministry of Health of Spain

Partners

University of Vigo (Uvigo)

Spanish National Epidemiology Center (CNE-ISCIII)

Institute of Agri-Food Research and Technology (IRTA)

 

Portuguese Food Safety and Economic Authority (ASAE)

Canary Islands Health Service

Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA)

German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR)

French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES)

Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM)

University of Las Palmas de Gran Canarias (ULPGC)

Portugués Institute of Sea and Atmosfere (IPMA)

 

with technical cooperation from:

European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)

European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC)

European Environment Agency (EEA)

European Commission (EC)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

topical experts from the United States and Japan

Source of funding

Ministry of Health of Spain, co-funded by EFSA (GP/EFSA/KNOW/2022/03)

Reference information

Websites:
https://www.sanidad.gob.es/en/areas/sanidadExterior/euroCiguaII/proyecto/home.htm
https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/topics/ciguatoxins-and-other-marine-biotoxins

Published in Climate-ADAPT: Apr 24, 2023

Date of creation:

2023

Keywords:
ciguatera, climate health crisis, food-borne diseases, marine biotoxins
Climate impacts:

Extreme Temperatures, Non specific

Adaptation Approaches:

Observations and Scenarios, Vulnerability Assessment

Sectors:

Health, Marine and Fisheries

Funding Programme:
Other
Duration:
2022 - 2025
Geographic characterisation:

Europe

Macro-Transnational region:

Mediterranean (Euro-Med)

Biogeographical regions:

Mediterranean

Countries:

Portugal, Spain

Sub Nationals:

Canarias (ES), Região Autónoma da Madeira (PT)

Health impact:

-NONSPECIFIC-, Heat

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