Original Article

Association of Cardiac Disease and Alcohol Use with the Development of Severe Ciguatera

Objectives: Ciguatera is a foodborne illness that causes severe gastrointestinal and neurologic symptoms, but the risk factors for illness are not well established. Methods: In St Thomas, US Virgin Islands, we performed a case-control study for ciguatera, enrolling 47 patients primarily through the emergency department and 141 age- and sex-matched…