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Saxitoxin Linked to Deaths of Northern Fur Seals in the Southeast Bering Sea

Marine Mammal Science, Volume 41, Issue 4, October 2025.
ABSTRACT In August 2024, a northern fur seal mortality event was observed on St. Paul Island, AK in the southeast (SE) Bering Sea. Ten seals in good body condition were found dead along with large accumulations of dead fish on Benson Beach located on St. Paul Island.
Kathi A. Lefebvre, Chelsea M. Campbell, Lauren M. Divine, Paul Melovidov, Hanna Hellen, Kathy Burek Huntington, Emily K. Bowers, Natalie Rouse, Evangeline Fachon, Thomas J. Farrugia, Robert S. Pickart, Peigen Lin, Lorely Lago, Frank Bahr, Emmanuelle Furst, Colleen G. Duncan, Patrick Charapata, Donald M. Anderson, Gulce Kurtay   +18 more
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Influence of a Tribally Led Children's Environmental Education Program on Shellfish Harvesting Beliefs and Behavioral Intentions

Community Science, Volume 4, Issue 3, September 2025.
Abstract To increase the understanding of shellfish toxin risks and support safe harvesting practices, the Sitka Tribe of Alaska develops and organizes environmental education programs. This study (ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT05247229) evaluates the Tribe's new middle school program, drawing on the theory of planned behavior to investigate pre‐post ...
Hugh B. Roland, Jacob Kohlhoff, Travis R. Moore, Kari Lanphier, Lindsey Pierce, Julian Narvaez, Aissa Yazzie, Christopher Whitehead, Jeff Feldpausch, Matthew O. Gribble   +9 more
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Shellfish poisoning [PDF]

, 2011
Certain dinoflagellales, diatoms and cyanobacteria produce biotoxins . These marine toxins are water soluble and heat stable. Shellfishes being filter feeders tend to accumulate these toxins.
Asokan, P K, Kaladharan, P
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Integrative Monitoring of Marine and Freshwater Harmful Algae in Washington State for Public Health Protection

Toxins, 2015
The more frequent occurrence of both marine and freshwater toxic algal blooms and recent problems with new toxic events have increased the risk for illness and negatively impacted sustainable public access to safe shellfish and recreational waters in ...
Vera L. Trainer, F. Joan Hardy
doaj   +1 more source

Diet in Pregnancy: A Review of Current Challenges and Recommendations. A British Nutrition Foundation Briefing Paper

Nutrition Bulletin, Volume 50, Issue 3, Page 365-410, September 2025.
ABSTRACT Pregnancy is a crucial period during which maternal nutrition, weight and lifestyle behaviours have a direct impact on both maternal and fetal health. This briefing paper describes dietary and lifestyle recommendations for women during the preconceptional period and throughout pregnancy, identifying specific factors that can be modified to ...
Kathryn H. Hart, Alyson J. Hill, Javier T. Gonzalez, Anne de la Hunty, Alison M. Gallagher, Sara A. Stanner   +5 more
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Acute Toxicities of the Saxitoxin Congeners Gonyautoxin 5, Gonyautoxin 6, Decarbamoyl Gonyautoxin 2&3, Decarbamoyl Neosaxitoxin, C-1&2 and C-3&4 to Mice by Various Routes of Administration

Toxins, 2017
Paralytic shellfish poisoning results from consumption of seafood naturally contaminated by saxitoxin and its congeners, the paralytic shellfish toxins (PSTs).
Andrew I. Selwood, Craig Waugh, David T. Harwood, Lesley L. Rhodes, John Reeve, Jim Sim, Rex Munday   +6 more
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The Chemistry and Biology of the Tetrodotoxin Natural Product Family

Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Volume 64, Issue 35, August 25, 2025.
Tetrodotoxin is best known as the poison of the pufferfish, which is a delicacy in Japanese cuisine. Its toxicity arises from the selective blockage of NaV channels, which is depicted for the NaV1.7 pore, highlighting the DEKA motif, which permeates sodium ions.
Benedikt Nißl, Marcel Mülbaier, Francesca Grisoni, Dirk Trauner, Marcel Bermúdez, Clemens Dialer, David B. Konrad   +6 more
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First report of cyanobacterial paralytic shellfish toxin biosynthesis genes and paralytic shellfish toxin production in Polish freshwater lakes

Advances in Oceanography and Limnology, 2017
<p>In central and southern Europe, <em>Aphanizomenon</em> spp., <em>A. gracile</em> Lemmermann in particular, have been associated with paralytic shellfish toxin (PST) production. In western Poland, <em>A. gracile</em> is very common, and <em>Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii</em> (Woloszyńska ...
Henna Savela, Lisa Spoof, Niina Höysniemi, Markus Vehniäinen, Joanna Mankiewicz-Boczek, Tomasz Jurczak, Mikolaj Kokociński, Jussi Meriluoto   +7 more
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A Critical Overview of Common Foodborne Toxicants and Methods for Their Reliable Detection

Food Frontiers, Volume 6, Issue 4, Page 1658-1700, July 2025.
ABSTRACT Food is an essential commodity for human health. However, toxicants such as mycotoxins, heavy metals, acrylamide, and pesticides can be present in food either naturally or through processing, packaging, or some anthropogenic activities. A thorough review of carefully selected studies revealed that climate change and pandemics have led to an ...
Betty Bowe Acquah, John‐Lewis Zinia Zaukuu   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of Rapid, Early Warning Approaches to Track Shellfish Toxins Associated with Dinophysis and Alexandrium Blooms

Marine Drugs, 2018
Marine biotoxin-contaminated seafood has caused thousands of poisonings worldwide this century. Given these threats, there is an increasing need for improved technologies that can be easily integrated into coastal monitoring programs.
Theresa K. Hattenrath-Lehmann, Mark W. Lusty, Ryan B. Wallace, Bennie Haynes, Zhihong Wang, Maggie Broadwater, Jonathan R. Deeds, Steve L. Morton, William Hastback, Leonora Porter, Karen Chytalo, Christopher J. Gobler   +11 more
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