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Meg Parsons, Associate Professor in Historical Geography, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

Indigenous knowledge merges with science to protect people from fish poisoning in Vanuatu

Wikimedia/Louisa Cass/AusAID, CC BY-SA

Ciguatera fish poisoning is the world’s most frequently reported seafood-borne illness.

It poses a serious health risk to tropical coastal communities, with some of the highest rates reported in Vanuatu. But now, Indigenous knowledge provides crucial insights for predicting fish poisoning outbreaks.

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