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Plant Poisoning among Children in Rural Sri Lanka [PDF]

International Journal of Pediatrics, 2017
Plant poisoning is a common presentation in paediatric practice and an important cause of preventable mortality and morbidity in Sri Lanka. The burden of plant poisoning is largely underexplored.
M. B. Kavinda Chandimal Dayasiri, Shaluka F. Jayamanne, Chamilka Y. Jayasinghe   +2 more
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A 20-Year Retrospective Analysis of Plant Poisoning Cases at the Naval Hospital, Varna, Bulgaria [PDF]

Toxins
The nature and epidemiology of plant intoxications are still not well understood, with recent data being limited. The present study aims to report cases of plant poisoning in the clinical practice of the Clinical Toxicology Department at the Naval ...
Stanila Stoeva-Grigorova, Maya Radeva-Ilieva, Stela Dragomanova, Gabriela Kehayova, Simeonka Dimitrova, Simeon Marinov, Petko Marinov, Marieta Yovcheva, Diana Ivanova, Snezha Zlateva   +9 more
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An appraisal of traditional knowledge of plant poisoning of livestock and its validation through acute toxicity assay in rats [PDF]

Frontiers in Pharmacology
Background: Kashmir Himalaya hosts the most diverse and rich flora in the world, which serves as grazing land for millions of small ruminants in the area.
Faisal Rasool, Faisal Rasool, Zaheer Ahmed Nizamani, Khawaja Shafique Ahmad, Fahmida Parveen, Shahzad Akbar Khan, Naveed Sabir   +6 more
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Poisoning by Plants

Deutsches Ärzteblatt international, 2022
BACKGROUND: Questions on poisoning by plants are a common reason for inquiries to poison information centers (PIC). Over the years 2011–2020, plant poisoning was the subject of 15% of all inquiries to the joint poison information center in Erfurt ...
Wendt, Sebastian, Franke, Heike, Begemann, Kathrin, Prasa, Dagmar, Lübbert, Christoph   +4 more
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Blumea lacera Plant Poisoning in Cattle; Epidemiology and Management

Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology, 2015
Plant poisoning in grazing animals is more common in Bangladesh, especially during the scarcity period. The present study was undertaken to find out the epidemiology of Blumea lacera fresh plant poisoning and its management in cattle.
Mst. Nusrat Zahan, Ahsanur Reza, Milton Talukder, Mohammad Shaokat Ali, Tarun Paul, Md. Shafiullah Parvej   +5 more
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Fatal Intoxication of European Yew (Taxus baccata L.) in Two Donkeys in North-Eastern Italy: A Case Report [PDF]

Toxics
Poisoning caused by Taxus baccata is a well-known cause of sudden death in domestic animals due to the cardiotoxic effects of taxine alkaloids. This study describes two cases of fatal intoxication in donkeys (Equus africanus asinus) and demonstrates a ...
Luca Spadotto, Silva Rubini, Laura Cornara, Federica Betuzzi, Mariarosaria Ingegneri, Antonella Smeriglio, Domenico Trombetta, Cinzia Centelleghe, Sandro Mazzariol   +8 more
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Plant toxins and acute medicinal plant poisoning in children: A systematic literature review. [PDF]

J Res Med Sci, 2018
Background: For many years, medicinal plants and herbal therapy have been widely used in different societies for the treatment of various diseases. Besides their therapeutic potency, some of the medicinal plants have strong toxicity in human, especially ...
Ghorani-Azam A, Sepahi S, Riahi-Zanjani B, Alizadeh Ghamsari A, Mohajeri SA, Balali-Mood M.   +5 more
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Pesticide Poisoning of Honeybees: A Review of Symptoms, Incident Classification, and Causes of Poisoning

Journal of Apicultural Science, 2016
During the 2000s, the problem of pesticide poisoning of honeybees seemed to be almost solved. The number of cases has decreased in comparison to the 1970s. The problem of acute honeybee poisoning, however, has not disappeared, but instead has transformed
Kiljanek Tomasz, Niewiadowska Alicja, Posyniak Andrzej   +2 more
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Respiratory Failure Due To Plant Poisoning: Nicotiana glauca Graham

Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2018
Background: Cases of human poisoning associated with Nicotiana glauca Graham are quite rare. Patients may consume the plant by mistaking it for spinach or use it as a folk remedy.
Sercan Y., Sercan, Yalcinli, Selahattin, Kiyan Guclu, Selahattin K.G.   +3 more
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Do Poisonous Plants in Pastures Communicate Their Toxicity? Meta-Study and Evaluation of Poisoning Cases in Central Europe

Animals, 2023
One of the possible roles of secondary plant metabolites, including toxins, is facilitating plant–animal communication. Lethal cases of pasture poisoning show that the message is not always successfully conveyed.
Sabine Aboling
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