Evidence for PSP in mussels in Trinidad
Toxicon
; 39(6): 889-892, Jun. 2001. tab
Artigo
em Inglês
| MedCarib
| ID: med-17601
Biblioteca responsável:
TT5
Localização: TT5; W1, TO95J
ABSTRACT
Herein we present the first evidence for the presence of Paralytic Shellfish Poison (PSP) in Trinidadian waters. The toxin was found in a meat extract of the mussel, Perna viridis. PSP has not previously been demonstrated in the shellfish of Caribbean islands. The presence of PSP in Trinidad is therefore significant in that it presents an opportunity to better understand the dynamics of PSP and algal blooms in both a region and island environment not normally associated with PSP.P. viridis is not native to Trinidad, but rather originates from eastern Asia. It presented itself only recently in Trinidadian waters. Interestingly, shellfish consumption and algal blooms have had a long history of coexistence in Trinidad without any record of human intoxications. In this context, potential Public Health implications of finding PSP in a non-native shellfish species are briefly discussed.
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Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Contexto em Saúde:
Doenças Negligenciadas
Problema de saúde:
Zoonoses
Base de dados:
MedCarib
Assunto principal:
Intoxicação
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Frutos do Mar
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Trinidad e Tobago
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Bivalves
Limite:
Animais
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Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe Inglês
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Trinidad e Tobago
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Toxicon
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
Instituição/País de afiliação:
The University of the West Indies/Trinidad and Tobago
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Trinidad and Tobago Aquaproducts/Trinidad and Tobago
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U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases/United States of America