1887
Outbreak report Open Access
Like 0
This item has no PDF Download

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.

Loading

Article metrics loading...

/content/10.2807/esm.07.10.00363-en
2002-10-01
2024-12-12
http://instance.metastore.ingenta.com/content/10.2807/esm.07.10.00363-en
Loading
Loading full text...

Full text loading...

/deliver/fulltext/eurosurveillance/7/10/art00363-en.htm?itemId=/content/10.2807/esm.07.10.00363-en&mimeType=html&fmt=ahah
Submit comment
Close
Comment moderation successfully completed
This is a required field
Please enter a valid email address
Approval was a Success
Invalid data
An Error Occurred
Approval was partially successful, following selected items could not be processed due to error