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Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning (ASP) and Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) in Nigerian Coast, Gulf of Guinea

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science, 2018
This investigation is aimed at providing a baseline survey of the current status of the occurrence and spatio-temporal distribution of amnesic shellfish poisoning (ASP) and paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) in the Nigerian coast, Gulf of Guinea.
Medina Omo Kadiri, Solomon Isagba
exaly   +3 more sources

A Sub-Acute Dosing Study of Saxitoxin and Tetrodotoxin Mixtures in Mice Suggests That the Current Paralytic Shellfish Toxin Regulatory Limit Is Fit for Purpose

open access: yesToxins, 2023
Paralytic shellfish poisoning is a worldwide problem induced by shellfish contaminated with paralytic shellfish toxins. To protect human health, a regulatory limit for these toxins in shellfish flesh has been adopted by many countries. In a recent study,
Sarah C. Finch   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Toxic Effects and Tumor Promotion Activity of Marine Phytoplankton Toxins: A Review

open access: yesToxins, 2022
Phytoplankton are photosynthetic microorganisms in aquatic environments that produce many bioactive substances. However, some of them are toxic to aquatic organisms via filter-feeding and are even poisonous to humans through the food chain.
Biswajita Pradhan   +3 more
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Investigation into an outbreak of suspected shellfish poisoning caused by consuming Bullacta exarata

open access: yesZhongguo shipin weisheng zazhi, 2023
ObjectiveThis study aimed to assess control measures regarding the epidemiological characteristics of food-borne disease outbreaks to guide future prevention measures and treatment methods.MethodsDescriptive epidemiological methods were used to ...
CHEN Jinzhong   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

SoundToxins: A Research and Monitoring Partnership for Harmful Phytoplankton in Washington State

open access: yesToxins, 2023
The more frequent occurrence of marine harmful algal blooms (HABs) and recent problems with newly-described toxins in Puget Sound have increased the risk for illness and have negatively impacted sustainable access to shellfish in Washington State. Marine
Vera L. Trainer, Teri L. King
doaj   +1 more source

Human shellfish poisoning: Implementation of a national surveillance program in France

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science, 2023
Toxic algae and their toxins represent an emerging public health issue, particularly due to global warming. The toxicological mechanisms of neurotoxic phycotoxins and their human health effects have been widely described (paralytic, neurological, amnesic,
Sandra Sinno-Tellier   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Paralytic shellfish poisoning.

open access: yesSouth African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde, 1979
Two cases of paralytic shellfish poisoning after ingestion of mussels occurred in October 1977 in Nova Scotia. The incidence of this type of poisoning is relatively high among persons living on the coast of the Bay of Fundy and the estuary of the St. Lawrence River.
J, Acres, J, Gray
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HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA: EFFECTS ON HUMAN HEALTH.

open access: yesEuromediterranean Biomedical Journal, 2013
A harmful algal bloom (HAB) is defined as a bloom that has deleterious effects on plants, animals or humans. Marine algal toxins are responsible for an array of human illnesses associated with consumption of seafood or exposure to aerosolized toxins ...
Margherita Ferrante
doaj   +1 more source

Occurrence of harmful algal species and shellfish toxicity in Sardinia (Italy)

open access: yesItalian Journal of Food Safety, 2016
Sardinia (Italy, north-western Mediterranean) is a commercially important producer of edible bivalve molluscs. Since the early 2000s, it was subjected to recurring cases of mussel farm closures due to toxic algal poison.
Anna Maria Bazzoni   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Paralytic shellfish poisoning

open access: yesEge Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 2013
Kabuklu deniz hayvanlarının tüketimine bağlı olarak gelişen zehirlenmelerin içinde en yüksek ölüm oranını paralitik kaynaklı zehirlenmesi oluşturmaktadır. Paralitik gıda zehirlenmesi, filtrasyon yoluyla toksini bünyelerine alan kabukluların tüketimiyle vücuda alınan toksinlerin etkisini çok kısa sürede göstermesi ve etkili bir tanı ve tedavi edilmezse ...
DEMİREL, Yağmur Nil, ÇELİK, T. Haluk
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