Outbreak of Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning Associated with Mussels, British Columbia, Canada

In 2011, a Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) outbreak occurred in British Columbia (BC), Canada that was associated with cooked mussel consumption. This is the first reported DSP outbreak in BC. Investigation of ill individuals, traceback of product and laboratory testing for toxins were used in...

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Autores principales: Taylor, Marsha, McIntyre, Lorraine, Ritson, Mark, Stone, Jason, Bronson, Roni, Bitzikos, Olga, Rourke, Wade, Galanis, Eleni
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3707167/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23697950
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md11051669
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author Taylor, Marsha
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Ritson, Mark
Stone, Jason
Bronson, Roni
Bitzikos, Olga
Rourke, Wade
Galanis, Eleni
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description In 2011, a Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) outbreak occurred in British Columbia (BC), Canada that was associated with cooked mussel consumption. This is the first reported DSP outbreak in BC. Investigation of ill individuals, traceback of product and laboratory testing for toxins were used in this investigation. Sixty-two illnesses were reported. Public health and food safety investigation identified a common food source and harvest area. Public health and regulatory agencies took actions to recall product and notify the public. Shellfish monitoring program changes were implemented after the outbreak. Improved response and understanding of toxin production will improve management of future DSP outbreaks.
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spelling pubmed-37071672013-07-10 Outbreak of Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning Associated with Mussels, British Columbia, Canada Taylor, Marsha McIntyre, Lorraine Ritson, Mark Stone, Jason Bronson, Roni Bitzikos, Olga Rourke, Wade Galanis, Eleni Mar Drugs Article In 2011, a Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) outbreak occurred in British Columbia (BC), Canada that was associated with cooked mussel consumption. This is the first reported DSP outbreak in BC. Investigation of ill individuals, traceback of product and laboratory testing for toxins were used in this investigation. Sixty-two illnesses were reported. Public health and food safety investigation identified a common food source and harvest area. Public health and regulatory agencies took actions to recall product and notify the public. Shellfish monitoring program changes were implemented after the outbreak. Improved response and understanding of toxin production will improve management of future DSP outbreaks. MDPI 2013-05-21 /pmc/articles/PMC3707167/ /pubmed/23697950 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md11051669 Text en © 2013 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3707167/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md11051669
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