Fatal Neurotoxicosis in Dogs Associated with Tychoplanktic, Anatoxin-a Producing Tychonema sp. in Mesotrophic Lake Tegel, Berlin

Fatal Neurotoxicosis in Dogs Associated with Tychoplanktic, Anatoxin-a Producing Tychonema sp. in Mesotrophic Lake Tegel, Berlin

In May 2017, at least 12 dogs showed signs of acute neurotoxicosis after swimming in or drinking from Lake Tegel, a mesotrophic lake in Berlin, Germany, and several of the affected dogs died shortly afterwards despite intensive veterinary treatment. Cyanobacterial blooms were not visible at the wate...

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Main Authors: Jutta Fastner, Camilla Beulker, Britta Geiser, Anja Hoffmann, Roswitha Kröger, Kinga Teske, Judith Hoppe, Lars Mundhenk, Hartmud Neurath, Daniel Sagebiel, Ingrid Chorus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-01-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
cyanobacteria
anatoxin-a
Tychonema
neurotoxicosis
cyanotoxins
macrophytes
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/10/2/60

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