Marine Algal Toxins and Public Health: Insights from Shellfish
2024年11月10日 · Exposure to toxigenic harmful algal blooms (HABs) can result in widely recognized acute poisoning in humans. The five most commonly recognized HAB-related illnesses are diarrhetic shellfish poisoning (DSP), paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP), amnesic shellfish poisoning (ASP), neurotoxic shellfish poisoning (NSP), and ciguatera poisoning (CP).
Symptoms of Illnesses Caused by Saltwater Harmful Algal Blooms
2024年2月14日 · Red tides in the Gulf of Mexico are just one type of saltwater harmful algal bloom that can cause seafood poisoning. Keep reading to learn what symptoms are caused by other types of harmful algal bloom toxins that contaminate shellfish and fish.
Clinical Signs and Symptoms Caused by Saltwater Harmful Algal …
Eating bivalve shellfish (scallops, clams, mussels, or oysters) contaminated with brevetoxins can cause gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, neurologic, or other health effects. Signs and symptoms usually appear 30 minutes to 3 hours after eating contaminated shellfish.
Food Poisoning from Marine Toxins | CDC Yellow Book 2024
Shellfish Poisoning. Shellfish, including crustaceans (Dungeness crab, lobster, and shrimp), filter-feeding bivalve mollusks (clams, cockles, mussels, oysters, and scallops), and gastropod mollusks (abalone, moon snails, and whelks) can harbor toxins that result in several different poisoning syndromes.
Shellfish toxicity: human health implications of marine algal …
2010年4月23日 · Improvements in toxin detection methods and increased toxin surveillance programmes are positive developments in limiting human exposure to shellfish toxins. Shellfish are a rich source of protein, essential minerals and vitamins A and D and they feed mainly on marine microalgae.
Poisonous Plants and Aquatic Animals - ScienceDirect
2020年1月1日 · Food poisoning from toxins in fish, shellfish, and crustaceans, rather than pathogenic organisms, is prevalent in many ocean communities and is increasingly recognized in travelers and those who eat exotic fish.
Human Poisoning from Marine Toxins: Unknowns for Optimal …
Marine biotoxins are produced by aquatic microorganisms and accumulate in shellfish or finfish following the food web. These toxins usually reach human consumers by ingestion of contaminated seafood, although other exposure routes like inhalation or contact have also been reported and may cause serious illness.
Domoic acid is a naturally-occurring marine-based toxin that is produced by certain algae that grow in the ocean. Low levels of domoic acid may normally be present in ocean water, and are unlikely to cause harm to people.
Toxins - SEAFOOD HEALTH FACTS
Shellfish Toxins. There are several different types of shellfish toxins associated with naturally occurring marine algae that can accumulate in bivalve molluscan shellfish like clams, oysters and mussels. Marine toxins are not ordinarily a problem in scallops if …
Marine shellfish poisoning | National Collaborating Centre for
2022年4月8日 · Marine shellfish poisoning refers to illnesses caused by eating marine bivalve shellfish (e.g., clams, mussels, oysters, scallops, cockles) that contain biotoxins, which shellfish can accumulate when they feed on toxin-producing phytoplankton. Lobsters, crabs, and whelks can also accumulate these toxins if they feed on contaminated shellfish.