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2. Domoic acid - Wikipedia

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   Domoic acid (DA) is a kainic acid-type neurotoxin that causes amnesic shellfish poisoning (ASP). [1] It is produced by algae and accumulates in shellfish , sardines , and anchovies . When sea lions, otters, cetaceans, humans, and other predators eat contaminated animals, poisoning may result.

3. Amnesic shellfish poisoning - Wikipedia

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   Amnesic shellfish poisoning (ASP) is an illness caused by consumption of shellfish that contain the marine biotoxin called domoic acid. [1] In mammals, including humans, domoic acid acts as a neurotoxin, causing permanent short-term memory loss, brain damage, and death in severe cases.

4. Distressed sea lions, suspected of suffering from toxic algae ...

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   A domoic acid event can happen when toxic algal blooms produce domoic acid toxin, according to the Marine Mammal Care Center. The blooms that produce the toxin result from a specific type of algae.

5. Harmful algal bloom - Wikipedia

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   Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) bloom on Lake Erie (United States) in 2009. These kinds of algae can cause harmful algal bloom. A harmful algal bloom (HAB), or excessive algae growth, sometimes called a red tide in marine environments, is an algal bloom that causes negative impacts to other organisms by production of natural algae-produced toxins, water deoxygenation, mechanical damage to ...

6. More than a dozen sea lions along the Malibu coast are ... - AOL

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   Domoic acid is a neurotoxin produced by harmful algal blooms that accumulates in filter-feeding fish, including anchovies and sardines. Those fish are then eaten by seals, sea lions and dolphins.

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   Some shellfish like oysters can accumulate domoic acid, a toxin produced by diatoms, which the shellfish eat. Domoic acid overstimulates glutamate receptors in the brain, which can cause anything ...

8. Neurotoxic shellfish poisoning - Wikipedia

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   Symptoms typically include neurologic and gastrointestinal issues including: [4] [6] nausea; vomiting; diarrhea; numbness and tingling in the lips, mouth, face, and extremities; The latter has been described as "nerves being on fire" or "ants crawling and biting all over". [4] Other less common symptoms can include: [4] ataxia; loss of ...

9. Outbreak of neurotoxin killing unprecedented number of sea ...

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   Unprecedented deaths of sea lions along California's Central Coast