Hazards associated with the consumption of sea turtle meat and eggs: A review for health care workers and the general public

EcoHealth

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 141-153

  Aguirre, A Alonso ^a   Gardner, Susan C ^b   Marsh, Jesse C ^c   Delgado, Stephen G ^d   Limpus, Colin J ^e   Nichols, Wallace J ^f  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS DEL NOROESTE   (Mexico)

^c Monterey Bay Aquarium   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^e Queensland Turtle Research   (Australia)

^f CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Contaminants; Human health; Parasites; Sea turtle

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHLORDANE; CHLORPHENOTANE; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MERCURY; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ACUTE DISEASE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHLAMYDIASIS; DEHYDRATION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIARRHEA; EGG; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD POISONING; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; LEPTOSPIROSIS; LIVER CANCER; MEAT; MORTALITY; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; NEUROTOXICITY; PARASITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SALMONELLOSIS; SEA FOOD; TURTLE; VOMITING; ZOONOSIS;

CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 33749012789     PISSN: 16129202     EISSN: 16129210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10393-006-0032-x     Document Type: Review

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