Dog Poisonings Associated with a Microcystis aeruginosa Bloom in the Netherlands

Toxins

Miquel Lürling¹ 

[1] Aquatic Ecology & Water Quality Management Group, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 47, Wageningen 6700 DD, The Netherlands; E-Mail:

关键词: bathing water;    cyanobacterial scum;    cyanotoxins;    microcystin;    LC-MS/MS;    swimming ban;   

DOI  :  10.3390/toxins5030556

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

In early autumn 2011, three dogs died after they had been exposed to a Microcystis aeruginosa bloom on Lake Amstelmeer, The Netherlands. The cyanobacterial scum from the lake contained up to 5.27 × 10³μg g⁻¹ dry-weight microcystin, the vomit of one of the dogs contained on average 94 µg microcystin g⁻¹ dry-weight. In both cases, microcystin-LR was the most abundant variant. This is the first report of dog deaths associated with a Microcystis bloom and microcystin poisoning in The Netherlands.

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