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Alexandrium catenella and Alexandrium tamarense in the North Lake of Tunis: bloom characteristics and the occurrence of paralytic shellfish toxin
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Z Armi --- , Tunisie A Milandri --- , Italie S Turki --- , Tunisie B Hajjem --- , TunisieThe dinoflagellate Alexandrium is thought to be the main species responsible for paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) throughout the world. The genus Alexandrium is present in unusually high diversity in the North Lake of Tunis, a productive Mediterranean fishing and shellfish... -
Detection methods and their limitations: PSP toxins in the southern puffer fish Sphoeroides nephelus responsible for human poisoning events in Florida in 2004
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: S Etheridge J Deeds S Hall K White L Flewelling J Abbott J Landsberg S Conrad D Bodager G JackowHigh-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with post-column derivatisation and fluorescence detection has been commonly used for analysing paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxins. However, identifying peaks with confidence requires that steps be taken beyond simple chromatographic runs, owing in part to the... -
Puffer fish tragedy in Bangladesh: an incident of Takifugu oblongus poisoning in Degholia, Khulna
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: S AhmedPuffer fish poisoning that occurs occasionally among the rural poor in Bangladesh is mainly caused by freshwater species. A food poisoning incident resulting from the ingestion of the marine puffer Takifugu oblongus occurred at Degholia in the Khulna district of... -
Paraffin poisoning in children: What can we do differently?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: N Malangu --- National School of Public Health, University of Limpopo (Medunsa Campus), South Africa WJ Du Plooy --- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, South Africa GA Ogunbanjo --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, South AfricaBackground: The purpose of this study was to describe the occurrence, health cost and management of paraffin poisoning in a rural South African hospital. -
Knowledge and attitude of Nigerian personnel working at Federal Medical Centre in Nigeria on carbon monoxide poisoning from electrical power generators
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Jide Afolayan --- Department of Anaesthesia, Nigeria Tokunbo Olajumoke --- Department of Anaesthesia, Nigeria Federick Amadasun --- Department of Anaesthesia, Nigeria Theodore Isesele --- Department of Anaesthesia, NigeriaBackground: Private portable electrical power generators are common household items in Nigeria owing to inadequate electrical power provision for the public. These engines often run indoors, emitting poisonous carbon monoxide gas. Fatalities are commonly reported as a result of carbon... -
Acute poisoning in the Rift Valley Provincial General Hospital, Nakuru, Kenya: January to June 2012
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: JK Bundotich --- Ministry of Health, Kenya MM Gichuhi --- Ministry of Health, KenyaBackground: Information on the patterns of acute poisoning in Kenyan hospitals is limited, and yet such information is crucial for the appropriate management of poisoning. This study attempted to address this knowledge gap by examining admissions in a regional hospital... -
Unearthing poison use and consequent anecdotal vulture mortalities in Namibia’s commercial farmland – implications for conservation
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Andrea Santangeli --- Helsinki Laboratory of Ornithology, Finnish Museum of Natural History, Finland Volen Arkumarev --- Bulgarian Society for Protection of Birds/BirdLife Bulgaria, Bulgaria Liz Komen --- Namibia Animal Rehabilitation Research and Education Centre, Namibia Peter Bridgeford --- Vultures Namibia, Namibia Holger Kolberg --- Directorate Scientific Services, Ministry of Environment and Tourism, NamibiaAcross Africa, the illegal use of poison is triggering a continent-wide scavenger crisis, with vultures suffering the most severe negative consequences. Vultures may die as indirect victims of the conflict between livestock farmers and predators, or they may be directly... -
The decline of an urban Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus population in Dakar, Senegal, over 50 years
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Wim C Mullié --- , Senegal François-Xavier Couzi --- Société d’Etudes Ornithologiques de la Réunion, France Moussa Sega Diop --- AfriWet Consultants, Senegal Bram Piot --- Cité Ndiatte Almadies, Senegal Theo Peters --- Royal Netherlands Embassy, Senegal Pierre A Reynaud --- 275 Rue Robert Schuman, France Jean-Marc Thiollay --- 2 Rue de la Rivière, FranceAs in many West African cities, in Dakar Hooded Vultures Necrosyrtes monachus have always been characteristic urban scavengers. The recent decline of Hooded Vultures in other parts of Africa, mainly eastern Africa, has been the reason in 2015 for up-listing... -
The profile of deliberate self-poisoning cases presenting at the emergency department of Pelonomi Regional Hospital, Bloemfontein
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: MOA Benedict --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa CJ van Loggerenberg --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa WJ Steinberg --- Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaBackground: A common method engaged in suicide is deliberate self-poisoning (DSP). Substances implicated in DSP include prescription and over-the-counter medicines, drugs, household chemicals, agrochemicals and herbal mixtures. Few studies have been conducted on DSP in South Africa, despite its occurrence... -
Trends in the admission of raptors to the Moholoholo Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, Limpopo province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: N Mbali Mashele --- , South Africa Lindy J Thompson --- , South Africa Colleen T Downs --- , South AfricaRaptors have crucial functions, both ecologically and as environmental indicators. Currently, many raptor species worldwide are threatened, and the potential loss of functional groups will yield dire consequences. We identified the trends and causes of raptor admissions to the Moholoholo... -
Local perceptions and sociocultural value of Hooded Vultures Necrosyrtes monachus in Burkina Faso, West Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Clément Daboné --- University Centre of Tenkodogo/University Thomas Sankara, Burkina Faso Adama Ouéda --- University Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Burkina Faso Lindy J Thompson --- , South Africa Jacques Boco Adjakpa --- University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin Peter DM Weesie --- University of Groningen, The NetherlandsHooded Vultures have suffered from dramatic population declines in recent decades owing to anthropogenic pressures. To properly address this threat, the sociocultural perspectives towards this species should be considered. We examined peoples' perceptions, knowledge and beliefs on Hooded Vulture's sociocultural...