Paralytic shellfish poisonings resulting from an algal bloom in Nicaragua

BACKGROUND: During an October 2005 algal bloom (i.e., a rapid increase or accumulation in the population of algae) off the coast of Nicaragua, 45 people developed symptoms of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) and one person died. PSP in humans is caused by ingestion of saxitoxin, which is a neurot...

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Autores principales: Callejas, Luis, Darce, Ana Cristian Melendez, Amador, Juan Jose, Conklin, Laura, Gaffga, Nicholas, Schurz Rogers, Helen, DeGrasse, Stacey, Hall, Sherwood, Earley, Marie, Mei, Joanne, Rubin, Carol, Aldighieri, Sylvain, Backer, Lorraine C, Azziz-Baumgartner, Eduardo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Short Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4359551/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25890043
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-015-1012-4

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4359551/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25890043
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-015-1012-4

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