Paralytic shellfish poisoning in south eastern Tasmania
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https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2013.37.5Keywords:
public health, environmental health, toxicology, paralytic shellfish poisoning, biotoxinsAbstract
This short report adresses paralytic shellfish poisoning, a public health risk worldwide, resulting from the consumption of seafood that has bioaccumulated toxins produced by microalgae.
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