Neurotoxic shellfish poisoning

Neurotoxic shellfish poisoning

Neurotoxic Shellfish Poisoning (NSP) is caused by the consumption of shellfish contaminated by breve-toxins or brevetoxin analogs.[1]

Symptoms in humans include vomiting and nausea and a variety of neurological symptoms such as slurred speech. No fatalities have been reported but there are a number of cases which led to hospitalization.[2]

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References

  1. ^ Lands berg JH (2002). "The Effects of Harmful Algal Blooms on Aquatic Organisms". Reviews in Fisheries Science 10 (2): 113–390. doi:10.1080/20026491051695. 
  2. ^ Watkins, SM; Reich, A; Fleming, LE; Hammond, R (2008). "Neurotoxic shellfish poisoning". Marine drugs 6 (3): 431–55. doi:10.3390/md20080021. PMC 2579735. PMID 19005578. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2579735. 
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