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Abstract

We report on six cases of diarrhetic shellfish poisoning following consumption of mussels harvested in the United Kingdom. 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.

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Outbreak of diarrhetic shellfish poisoning associated with consumption of mussels, United Kingdom, May to June 2019
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Nick+Young&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Young Nick</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Charlotte+Robin&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Robin Charlotte</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Rachel+Kwiatkowska&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Kwiatkowska Rachel</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Charles+Beck&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Beck Charles</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Dominic+Mellon&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Mellon Dominic</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Penelope+Edwards&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Edwards Penelope</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Jonathan+Turner&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Turner Jonathan</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Paul+Nicholls&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Nicholls Paul</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Gavin+Fearby&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Fearby Gavin</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Debbie+Lewis&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Lewis Debbie</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Douglas+Hallett&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Hallett Douglas</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Tracy+Bishop&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Bishop Tracy</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Tracey+Smith&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Smith Tracey</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Russell+Hyndford&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Hyndford Russell</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Lewis+Coates&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Coates Lewis</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Andrew+Turner&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Turner Andrew</a></span>. Outbreak of diarrhetic shellfish poisoning associated with consumption of mussels, United Kingdom, May to June 2019. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2019;24(35):pii=1900513. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.35.1900513" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2019.24.35.1900513</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 08 Aug 2019;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 28 Aug 2019 </span> </p>
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