Outbreak of diarrhetic shellfish poisoning associated with consumption of mussels, United Kingdom, May to June 2019

Nick Young; Charlotte Robin; Rachel Kwiatkowska; Charles Beck; Dominic Mellon; Penelope Edwards; Jonathan Turner; Paul Nicholls; Gavin Fearby; Debbie Lewis; Douglas Hallett; Tracy Bishop; Tracey Smith; Russell Hyndford; Lewis Coates; Andrew Turner

doi:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.35.1900513

Outbreak of diarrhetic shellfish poisoning associated with consumption of mussels, United Kingdom, May to June 2019

Nick Young, Charlotte Robin, Rachel Kwiatkowska, Charles Beck, Dominic Mellon, Penelope Edwards, Jonathan Turner, Paul Nicholls, Gavin Fearby, Debbie Lewis, Douglas Hallett, Tracy Bishop, Tracey Smith, Russell Hyndford, Lewis Coates, Andrew Turner

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We report on six cases of diarrhetic shellfish poisoning following consumption of mussels harvested in the United Kingdom. Dinophysis spp. in the water column was found to have increased rapidly at the production site resulting in high levels of okadaic acid-group lipophilic toxins in the flesh of consumed mussels. Clinicians and public health professionals should remain aware of algal-derived toxins being a potential cause of illness following seafood consumption.

Original language	English
Number of pages	5
Journal	Eurosurveillance
Volume	24
Issue number	35
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.35.1900513
Publication status	Published - 29 Aug 2019

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Diarrhetic shellfish poisoning
harmful algal bloom
okadaic acid

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Young, N., Robin, C., Kwiatkowska, R., Beck, C., Mellon, D., Edwards, P., Turner, J., Nicholls, P., Fearby, G., Lewis, D., Hallett, D., Bishop, T., Smith, T., Hyndford, R., Coates, L., & Turner, A. (2019). Outbreak of diarrhetic shellfish poisoning associated with consumption of mussels, United Kingdom, May to June 2019. Eurosurveillance, 24(35). https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.35.1900513

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