Methods The research was carried out in 86 patients treated in the Outpatients Clinic of Allergic Diseases. Every patient was interviewed for allergy history and family history of diseases. Every patient had: 1. Prick by prick (PbP) for seafood allergens (squid Illex argentinus and “Black tiger” shrimps Penaeus monodon, octopus Octopus vulgaris, moules Mytilus edulis ). 2. Skin prick test (SPT)...

Single intramuscular injections of aflatoxin B1 into the tail muscle of Penaeus stylirostris produced 24- and 96-h median lethal doses of 100.5 (78.3 to 129.0) and 49.5 (29.8 to 82.3) mg/kg, respectively. A toxicity curve showed no threshold at the levels tested. The mortality response in a feeding study with P. vannamei was not dose dependent, but tissue and organ damage were similar to that s...

Prevalence status of white spot disease (WSD), caused by white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) and Monodon baculovirus (MBV), was studied in different prawn farms in North and South-24 paragana districts of West Bengal, specifically in the areas previously affected by WSD. In total 283 samples of giant tiger prawn Penaeus monodon, Indian white prawn P. indicus and giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachiu...

The St. Lucia Estuary is currently experiencing a drought-induced crisis, resulting in the system having been closed off from the sea for approximately 8 yr. This closure was interrupted by a brief open-mouth phase, induced by a unique combination of extreme climatic events. The primary aim of the present study was to compare zooplankton dynamics during openand closed-mouth conditions. Sampling...

mercury levels in hepatopancreas, muscle and exoskeleton tissues of male and female green tiger prawn, p.semisulcatus, from the persian gulf were compared. significantly higher levels (p

the concentrations of cadmium, nickel, lead, and zinc in the four commercial species; silver pomfret(pampus argenteus), king mackerel. (sc0l1l,beromorous commerson), (pomaclasys kaakan), and green tiger prawns (penaeus semisulcatus) were determined in the persian gulf all were collected from the bushir coast. the samples were digested by ultrapure .nitric acid, and then analyzed using the atomi...

For the first time the entire sequence of the mating behaviour of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) in the wild is captured on underwater video. This footage also provides evidence that mating can take place near the seafloor at depths of 400– 700 m. This observation challenges the generally accepted concept of the pelagic lifestyle of krill. The mating behaviour observed most closely resembl...

Slow growth caused by viral diseases has become a major constraint in shrimp aquaculture. Laem-Singh virus (LSNV), a positive-sense single-stranded RNA (ssRNA) virus, has been identified in Penaeus monodon showing slow growth syndrome. To examine the host-range and transmission modes of the virus, 6 species of penaeid shrimp of varying life stages, sourced from the wild and from farms, as well ...