Human health effects of exposure to Pfiesteria piscicida: A review

Microbes and Infection

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 751-762

  Swinker, Marian ^a   Tester, Patricia ^b   Attix, Deborah Koltai ^c   Schmechel, Donald ^c  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dinoflagellate; Health; Human; Pfiesteria

Indexed keywords

NEUROTOXIN;

COGNITIVE DEFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISH DISEASE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LABORATORY; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PFIESTERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SKIN MANIFESTATION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL FACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISH DISEASES; FOOD POISONING; HUMANS; MARINE TOXINS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; PFIESTERIA PISCICIDA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEAFOOD;

DINOPHYCEAE; PFIESTERIA; PFIESTERIA PISCICIDA;

EID: 0036279856     PISSN: 12864579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1286-4579(02)01594-0     Document Type: Review

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