| a survey of ciguatera: assessment of puako, hawaii, associated with ciguatera toxin epidemics in humans. | a survey for the assessment of the ciguatera problem has been determined in puako, south kohala, on the island of hawaii. this is in the area of persistent ciguateric outbreaks during the months of january through march, caused by a specific species of fish (cheilinus rhodochrous, red rose wrasse, or po'ou). analyses of algae, gambierdiscus toxicus, and various species of fish, including herbivores and carnivores, gave positive indications of puako as a potential ciguateric area. algae associate ... | 1993 | 8509944 |
| characterization of marine toxin(s) in myripristis sp. by immunological, mouse toxicity, and guinea pig assays. | myripritis sp. (squirrelfish) has been assessed for toxicity by 1) the stick-enzyme immunoassay (s-eia); 2) mouse toxicity bioassay; and 3) guinea pig atrial assay. analysis of myripristis flesh with mab-ctx and mab-oa showed that with every fish examined, the reaction with mab-oa was considerably higher. the mean s-eia value for mab-oa was 2.9 +/- 0.8 while the mean for mab-ctx was 1.7 +/- 0.5. the data strongly suggests that myripristis sp. appear to contain okadaic acid-like toxins and/or mix ... | 1993 | 8426272 |
| an epidemic of kawasaki syndrome in hawaii. | a community-wide outbreaks of kawasaki syndrome, apparently the first in the united states, occurred in hawaii in the first half of 1978. twenty-seven of the 33 cases were subjected to intensive epidemiologic and microbiologic study. patients with kawasaki syndrome, compared to the general population, more often had japanese ancestry, high-income status, and possibly a history of respiratory infection in the preceding month (44%). staphylococcus aureus was not found in high frequency in the pati ... | 1982 | 7062202 |
| causitive toxin(s) in the death of two atlantic dolphins. | following the death of two atlantic dolphins in a lagoon in march of 1989, the hawaiian fishes in the lagoon were examined as a potential source of toxin(s). this study reports the findings of the causitive toxin(s) involved, utilizing the stick enzyme immunoassay (s-eia) and the mouse and guinea pig atrium assays. the s-eia proved effective in screening the toxic fishes (mullet, wrasse, manini, and aholehole). following extraction, the major toxin was found in the viscera of these fishes, as co ... | 1990 | 2178186 |