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Dog poisonings associated with a Microcystis aeruginosa bloom in the Netherlands
Miquel Lürling1, Elisabeth J Faassen
1Aquatic Ecology & Water Quality Management Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands. miquel.lurling@wur.nl
Abstract:
In early autumn 2011, three dogs died after they had been exposed to a Microcystis aeruginosa bloom on Lake Amstelmeer, The Netherlands. The cyanobacterial scum from the lake contained up to 5.27 × 103 μg g(-1) dry-weight microcystin, the vomit of one of the dogs contained on average 94 µg microcystin g(-1) dry-weight. In both cases, microcystin-LR was the most abundant variant. This is the first report of dog deaths associated with a Microcystis bloom and microcystin poisoning in The Netherlands.
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