Case report: Paralytic shellfish poisoning in Sabah, Malaysia
During the months of January–February and May–June 2013 coinciding with the red tide occurrence in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, six episodes involving 58 cases of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) or saxitoxin (STX) poisoning and resulting in four deaths were reported. Many of them were intoxic...
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my.ums.eprints.340752022-09-08T00:55:26Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34075/ Case report: Paralytic shellfish poisoning in Sabah, Malaysia Maria Suleiman Jenarun Jelip Christina Rundi Tock H. Chua RA1190-1270 Toxicology. Poisons During the months of January–February and May–June 2013 coinciding with the red tide occurrence in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, six episodes involving 58 cases of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) or saxitoxin (STX) poisoning and resulting in four deaths were reported. Many of them were intoxicated from consuming shellfish purchased from the markets, whereas others were intoxicated from eating shellfish collected from the beach. Levels of STX in shellfish collected from the affected areas were high (mean 2,920 ± 780 and 360 ± 140 mg STX equivalents/100 g shellfish meat respectively for the two periods). The count of toxic dinoflagellates (Pyrodinium bahamense var compressum) of the sea water sampled around the coast was also high (mean 34,200 ± 10,300 cells/L). Species of shellfish containing high levels of STX were Atrina fragilis, Perna viridis, and Crassostrea belcheri. The age of victims varied from 9 to 67 years. Symptoms presented were typical of PSP, such as dizziness, numbness, vomiting, and difficulty in breathing. Recommended steps to prevent or reduce PSP in future red tide season include better monitoring of red tide occurrence, regular sampling of shellfish for determination of STX level, wider dissemination of information on the danger of eating contaminated shellfish among the communities, fishermen, and fishmongers. The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2017-10-09 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34075/1/Case%20report%2C%20paralytic%20shellfish%20poisoning%20in%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia.ABSTRACT.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34075/2/Case%20report%2C%20paralytic%20shellfish%20poisoning%20in%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia.pdf Maria Suleiman and Jenarun Jelip and Christina Rundi and Tock H. Chua (2017) Case report: Paralytic shellfish poisoning in Sabah, Malaysia. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 97. pp. 1731-1736. ISSN 0002-9637 (P-ISSN) , 1476-1645 (E-ISSN) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5805076/ https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.17-0589 |
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During the months of January–February and May–June 2013 coinciding with the red tide occurrence in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, six episodes involving 58 cases of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) or saxitoxin (STX) poisoning and resulting in four deaths were reported. Many of them were intoxicated from consuming shellfish purchased from the markets, whereas others were intoxicated from eating shellfish collected from the beach. Levels of STX in shellfish collected from the affected areas were high (mean 2,920 ± 780 and 360 ± 140 mg STX equivalents/100 g shellfish meat respectively for the two periods). The count of toxic dinoflagellates (Pyrodinium bahamense var compressum) of the sea water sampled around the coast was also high (mean 34,200 ± 10,300 cells/L). Species of shellfish containing high levels of STX were Atrina fragilis, Perna viridis, and Crassostrea belcheri. The age of victims varied from 9 to 67 years. Symptoms presented were typical of PSP, such as dizziness, numbness, vomiting, and difficulty in breathing. Recommended steps to prevent or reduce PSP in future red tide season include better monitoring of red tide occurrence, regular sampling of shellfish for determination of STX level, wider dissemination of information on the danger of eating contaminated shellfish among the communities, fishermen, and fishmongers. |
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Case report: Paralytic shellfish poisoning in Sabah, Malaysia |
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Case report: Paralytic shellfish poisoning in Sabah, Malaysia |
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Case report: Paralytic shellfish poisoning in Sabah, Malaysia |
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