Just a diarrhea? Evidence of diarrhetic shellfish poisoning in Santa Catarina, Brazil

The occurrence of phycotoxins from the diarrhetic shellfish poisoning group has been detected in mussels from Santa Catarina by two independent assays. This finding can help to elucidade several official and unofficial reported cases of human intoxication in the region. The issue becomes very important once the mussel culture activity is growing rapidly in the state which is already the largest mussel producer in the Country.