American.edu: Blowfish and Trade
Outline and overview of this subject.
Bad Bug Book: Ciguatera Fish Poisoning
Caused by the consumption of subtropical and tropical marine finfish which have accumulated naturally occurring dinoflagellate toxins through their diet. Includes cause, associated fish, symptoms, and outbreaks.
Bad Bug Book: Mushroom Toxins
Includes toxic substances and their effects, symptoms, diagnosis, descriptions of some poisonous mushrooms, and outbreaks.
Bad Bug Book: Scombrotoxin
Caused by the ingestion of foods that contain high levels of histamine. Includes cause, symptoms, associated foods, and outbreaks.
Bad Bug Book: Tetrodotoxin
Pufferfish or Fugu poisoning. Includes cause, symptoms, prognosis, and outbreaks.
Bad Bug Book: Various Shellfish-Associated Toxins
Caused by consuming shellfish that have accumulated dinoflagellate toxins. Features cause, symptoms, associated foods, and outbreaks.
CDC: Ciguatera Fish Poisoning
Includes factsheet and publications.
Cigua Discuss
Discussion board for ciguatera fish poisoning.
Cyclopeptide-Containing Mushroom Toxicity
Features cause, symptoms, treatment, and possible antidotes.
DBMD - Marine Toxins
Discusses the causes, symptoms, and prevention of several toxins carried by fish and shellfish.
eMedicine - Toxicity, Mushrooms
Article by Mary E Cataletto, MD.
eMedicine - Toxicity, Tetrodotoxin
Article by Theodore Benzer, MD, PhD.
eMedicine Health - Ricin
Consumer health resource center providing information on the symptoms and treatment of ricin poisoning.
How to Stop Food-Borne Illness Before it Starts
Provided by HealthLink. Information on food-borne diarrheal disease and safe food handling practices in the home.
Human Illness Associated with Harmful Algae
Discusses the various fish and shellfish toxicities of humans caused by the animal's ingestion of toxic algae.
Mytraveldoctor: Blue-Green Algae Toxicosis
Describes the occurrence, manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of the disease.
Poisonous Mushrooms
Description of toxic species and the symptoms their toxins produce.
Ricin Toxin from the Castor Bean Plant
Scientific and medical article on the toxin and its effects.
The Death Cap (Amanita phalloides) in North America
Images and discussion of toxicity.
The Merck Manual: Chemical Food Poisoning
Causes, symptoms, and signs of poisoning caused by eating plants or animals that contain a naturally occurring poison.
What You Should Know About Pfiesteria piscicid
This toxic dinoflagellate can cause symptoms in people exposed to water contaminated by the toxin. Information about the organism and links to technical and other material on this organism.
WHO: Water-related diseases - Cyanobacterial Toxins
Includes cause, effects on people, distribution, scope of the problem, and prevention.
