Lethal paralytic shellfish poisoning in Guatemala.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
; 42(3): 267-71, 1990 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-2316796
ABSTRACT
An outbreak of paralytic shellfish poisoning occurred in Champerico, on the Pacific coast of Guatemala, July-August 1987. Of 187 people affected with characteristic neurologic symptoms, 26 died. A case study implicated a species of clam, Amphichaena kindermani, harvested from local beaches as the vehicle of the neurotoxins (saxitoxins). Children less than 6 years old had a higher fatality rate (50%) than people greater than 18 years of age (7%). The minimum lethal dose for 1 child was estimated to have been 140 mouse units of toxin/kg body weight; thus children may be more sensitive to the saxitoxins than are adults. This is the first large outbreak of paralytic shellfish poisoning recognized in Guatemala.
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Assunto principal:
Paralisia
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Saxitoxina
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Surtos de Doenças
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Bivalves
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Intoxicação por Frutos do Mar
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Animals
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
País/Região como assunto:
America central
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Guatemala
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Trop Med Hyg
Ano de publicação:
1990
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Geórgia