| Literature DB >> 12631993 |
K De Schrijver1, I Maes, L De Man, J Michelet.
Abstract
In Antwerp, Belgium, 403 cases of diarrhoeic shellfish poisoning were reported after consumption of blue mussels. Symptoms included diarrhoea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and nausea. The analysis of faecal specimens from patients allowed diagnosis exclusions for bacteria and viruses. Mouse-assays revealed the presence of biotoxins specific of dinoflagellates, which were identified and quantified by LC-MS. The mussels were imported from Denmark, and were part of a batch presenting high concentrations of okadaic acid above the regulatory limits.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID： 12631993 DOI： 10.2807/esm.07.10.00363-en
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Euro Surveill ISSN： 1025-496X