ArticleHarmful algae2010
Gastrointestinal Emergency Room Admissions and Florida Red Tide Blooms.
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15 citing papers in PubMed.
- A catastrophic marine mortality event caused by a complex algal bloom including the brevetoxin producer Karenia cristata.Nature ecology & evolution · 2026Article
- Brevetoxins and emergency department visits among children: A case-crossover study of Florida red tides.Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2026Article
- "Algal-dromes": a novel conceptual approach to illness in humans exposed to harmful algal bloom toxins.Frontiers in toxicology · 2026Review
- A Scoping Review of the Respiratory Effects of Red Tide.Respiratory care · 2024Article
- Emerging Insights into Brevetoxicosis in Sea Turtles.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Review
- Harmful algal bloom aerosols and human health.EBioMedicine · 2023Review
- Precipitation, submarine groundwater discharge of nitrogen, and red tides along the southwest Florida Gulf coast.Heliyon · 2023Article
- Essential components of the xanthophyll cycle differ in high and low toxin Karenia brevis.Harmful algae · 2021Article
- Estimating the Health-Related Costs of 10 Climate-Sensitive U.S. Events During 2012.GeoHealth · 2019Article
- Neurological illnesses associated with Florida red tide (Karenia brevis) blooms.Harmful algae · 2019Article
- A Prospective Study of Marine Phytoplankton and Reported Illness Among Recreational Beachgoers in Puerto Rico, 2009.Environmental health perspectives · 2016Article
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- Review of Florida Red Tide and Human Health Effects.Harmful algae · 2011Article
- Florida Red Tide Perception: Residents versus Tourists.Harmful algae · 2010Article
- Marine harmful algal blooms, human health and wellbeing: challenges and opportunities in the 21st century.Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. Marine Biological Association of the United KingdomArticle
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Abstract
Human exposure to brevetoxins during Florida red tide blooms formed by Karenia brevis has been documented to cause acute gastrointestinal, neurologic, and respiratory health effects.. Traditionally, the routes of brevetoxin exposure have been through the consumption of contaminated bivalve shellfish and the inhalation of contaminated aerosols. However, recent studies using more sensitive methods have demonstrated the presence of brevetoxins in many components of the aquatic food web which may indicate potential alternative routes for human exposure.This study examined whether the presence of a Florida red tide bloom affected the rates of admission for a gastrointestinal diagnosis to a hospital emergency room in Sarasota, FL. The rates of gastrointestinal diagnoses admissions were compared for a 3-month time period in 2001 when Florida red tide bloom was present onshore to the same 3-month period in 2002 when no Florida red tide bloom occurred. A significant 40% increase in the total number of gastrointestinal emergency room admissions for the Florida red tide bloom period was found compared to the non red tide period.These results suggest that the healthcare community may experience a significant and unrecognized impact from patients needing emergency medical care for gastrointestinal illnesses during Florida red tide blooms. Thus, additional studies characterizing the potential sources of exposure to the toxins, as well as the dose/effect relationship of brevetoxin exposure, should be undertaken.
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