Palm Island mystery disease
The Palm Island mystery disease, also known as hepatoenteritis and hepato-enteritis, was an outbreak of a
Torres Strait Islander descent were affected.[2]
Causes
The cause of the outbreak was determined to be the addition of excessive doses of
Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii. The excessive dosing was following the use of least-cost contractors to control the algae, who were unqualified in the field.[3]
Toxins from the cyanobacteria itself had also been described as a possible cause.[4][5]
Early suggestions included toxocariasis.[6][7][8]
Presentation
Symptoms of hepatoenteritis included diarrhoea, vomiting attacks, loss of balance and disorientation.[9]
The
congenital defects detected at birth. In 1996 there were 63 deaths attributed to drinking water contamination in Caruaru, Brazil.[10]
References
- ISBN 978-0-471-72761-3. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- PMID 11594028.
- PMID 15377259.
- PMID 12635096.
- PMID 3937492.
- PMID 7078487.
- PMID 3724621.
- ISBN 978-0-85199-516-8. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
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- ^ Pilotto et al. (1999) Archived 2007-05-27 at the Wayback Machine Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, University of Miami, accessed 23 January 2007
Further reading
- Bourke ATC, Hawes RB, Nielson A, Stallman ND. An outbreak of hepatoenteritis (the Palm Island mystery disease) possibly caused by algal intoxication [abstract]. Toxicon Suppl 1983;45-48.
See also
- Cyanotoxin
- Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii