Ciguatera Is Hot (But It Could Be Cold)

You may have read that ciguatoxin — the odorless, colorless toxin found in commonly consumed coral reef fish — has been linked to six outbreaks and one single case of fish poisoning in New York City between August 2010 and July 2011. But do you know about its unlikely connection to cats, ant hills, and Saul Bellow? Dr. Paul Sax tackles the myriad mysteries surrounding this marine toxin in his blog HIV and ID Observations.