noun
- A serious form of food poisoning caused by eating fish contaminated with ciguatoxin, a toxin produced by certain marine algae.
Usage: medical/scientific term; plural form of ciguatera; common in tropical and subtropical regions
Examples
- Several ciguateras cases were reported after the seafood festival in the Caribbean.
- Ciguateras can cause severe neurological symptoms that persist for months.
- The health department warned residents about potential ciguateras from locally caught reef fish.
- Doctors identified multiple ciguateras patients who had consumed the same type of fish.
- Ciguateras outbreaks are becoming more frequent due to warming ocean temperatures.