Formation of a Volunteer Harmful Algal Bloom Network in British Columbia, Canada, Following an Outbreak of Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning

Formation of a Volunteer Harmful Algal Bloom Network in British Columbia, Canada, Following an Outbreak of Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning

Evidence for shellfish toxin illness in British Columbia (BC) on the west coast of Canada can be traced back to 1793. For over two hundred years, domestically acquired bivalve shellfish toxin illnesses in BC were solely ascribed to paralytic shellfish poisonings caused by algal blooms of Alexandrium...

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Main Authors: Nicola Haigh, David Cassis, Lorraine McIntyre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-10-01
Series:Marine Drugs
Subjects:
DSP
biotoxin
monitoring network
public health
phytoplankton
surveillance
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/11/11/4144

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