Food poisoning associated with biotoxins in fish and shellfish

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 461-465

  Brett, Moira M ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amnesic shellfish; Azaspiracid; Cigautera; Diarrhetic shellfish; Domoic acid; Neurotoxic shellfish; Paralytic shellfish; Poisoning; Scombrotoxic

Indexed keywords

ANTIDOTE; AZASPIRACID; BACTERIAL TOXIN; CIGUATOXIN; FISH VENOM; PLANT TOXIN;

ALGA; BACTERIUM; CONTAMINATION; COOKING; EXPOSURE; FISH; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD POISONING; FOOD PROCESSING; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SHELLFISH; STANDARDIZATION; TECHNIQUE;

ALGAE; ANIMALS; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD POISONING; HUMANS; MARINE TOXINS; SHELLFISH;

EID: 0142075790     PISSN: 09517375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001432-200310000-00013     Document Type: Review

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