Ciguatera Poisoning (CP) is the most prevalent, phycotoxin related seafood poisoning across globe, affecting between 10,000 and 50,000 people annually. This illness results from consumption of contaminated with lipid soluble toxins known as ciguatoxins (CTXs) that are produced by benthic dinoflagellates in genera Gambierdiscus Fukuyoa. The present work reviews global occurrence CP events outbre...

BACKGROUND High accidental deaths rate in the former Soviet republics (FSR) and its profound fluctuation over the past decades have attracted considerable interest. The mounting body of evidence point to binge drinking pattern as a potentially important contributor to accident mortality crisis in FSR. AIM The aim of this study was to estimate the aggregate-level effect of binge drinking on th...

The major syndromes of mushroom poisoning can be divided by presentation timing: Early syndromes (symptom onset <6 hrs after ingestion) have little probability to cause organ damage. Epigastric pain, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea occur in most cases and treatment includes initial gastrointestinal decontamination with oral activated charcoal and fluid rehydration. In addition, an acute gastroint...

Background and Aim: Poisonings commonly bring cats dogs to veterinary emergency facilities. This retrospective study aimed analyze clinical signs, confirmed or suspected toxicants, treatments, outcomes of feline poisoning cases presented over 5 years the service a small animal referral center. Materials Methods: Medical records 166 were evaluated for history presumed poisoning, toxicant, treatm...

Introduction: Drug-facilitated robberies, primarily of public transport passengers, are a massively increasing public health emergency and law enforcement challenge in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. Methods:We conducted a prospective clinical and toxicological study of 38 patients with acute poisoning who had been admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital between October 2008 and Decem...