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Marine Toxins and Incidence of Seafood Poisoning in India: An Update


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1 Head of Department, Biology, Pathfinder Group of Educational Institutes, India
2 Consultant Physician, Ruby General Hospital, Kolkata- 700107, India
     

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Food items sourced from the marine ecosystem form a special part of cuisine in India and abroad. However, marine food is associated with unique types of toxicity. Marine toxins (MTs) are a unique group of biological toxins which are formed through the normal metabolism of microscopic organisms like dinoflagellates, bacteria, or algae. These toxins accumulate in successive trophic levels of the food chain due to biomagnification and finally reach the apex consumer, man. Man can get the toxin either through envenomation, ingestion, skin absorption, or inhalation. This update article describes the common marine toxins encountered in clinical practice. The sources of the toxins, their biochemical mechanism of action, and common treatment options have been described at length.

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Marine Toxins, Ciguatera Fish Poisoning, Scombroid Poisoning, Shell Fish Poisoning.
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Authors

Monalisa Mallick
Head of Department, Biology, Pathfinder Group of Educational Institutes, India
Rudrajit Paul
Consultant Physician, Ruby General Hospital, Kolkata- 700107, India

Abstract


Food items sourced from the marine ecosystem form a special part of cuisine in India and abroad. However, marine food is associated with unique types of toxicity. Marine toxins (MTs) are a unique group of biological toxins which are formed through the normal metabolism of microscopic organisms like dinoflagellates, bacteria, or algae. These toxins accumulate in successive trophic levels of the food chain due to biomagnification and finally reach the apex consumer, man. Man can get the toxin either through envenomation, ingestion, skin absorption, or inhalation. This update article describes the common marine toxins encountered in clinical practice. The sources of the toxins, their biochemical mechanism of action, and common treatment options have been described at length.

Keywords


Marine Toxins, Ciguatera Fish Poisoning, Scombroid Poisoning, Shell Fish Poisoning.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.24906/isc%2F2021%2Fv35%2Fi6%2F211370