Shellfish toxicity: human health implications of marine algal toxins
- 23 April 2010
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Epidemiology and Infection
- Vol. 138 (7), 927-940
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0950268810000853
Abstract
Five major human toxic syndromes caused by the consumption of shellfish contaminated by algal toxins are presented. The increased risks to humans of shellfish toxicity from the prevalence of harmful algal blooms (HABs) may be a consequence of large-scale ecological changes from anthropogenic activities, especially increased eutrophication, marine transport and aquaculture, and global climate change. Improvements in toxin detection methods and increased toxin surveillance programmes are positive developments in limiting human exposure to shellfish toxins.Keywords
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