Sabah Red Tide: 2 Dead From Eating Shellfish
Sabah Fisheries Department raised the red tide alert recently and warned people of the consumption of shellfish which may be products of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxins. 2 deaths has since been reported.
By Esther Chung — 07 Jan 2013, 03:25 PM — Updated over 10 years ago
Shellfish consumption unsafe for now
Misteri Fenomena Air Laut Merah Di Sabah
The truth is you cannot see how the fish are affected with the naked eyes.
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Orang ramai diminta untuk tidak memakan makanan seperti kerang, siput dan ikan-ikan pesisir pantai terutama yang diperoleh dari pantai barat Sabah.
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Jika termakan kerang dan mengalami tanda-tanda seperti kebas, pening, muntah dan sesak nafas, sila dapatkan rawatan segera di hospital atau klinik kesihatan berdekatan.
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2 dead from shellfish poisoning
The first death was a 14 year-old boy who died at home. The second was a 9 year-old boy who passed away at the ICU. Both suffered critical symptoms of unconsciousness with severe anaphylactic shock.
mysinchew.comOrang ramai yang memakan hidupan laut yang dicemari toksin berkenaan boleh mengalami keracunan PSP dan jika tahap toksinnya tinggi boleh menyebabkan lumpuh serta kematian.
2 kematian dilapor di Sepanggar, dipercayai akibat keracunan selepas memakan kerang yang dicemari toksik berpunca daripada fenomena air merah di perairan pantai barat Sabah.
sinarharian.com.my6 people suffered from PSP following the red-tide phenomenon in the state, 2 have died.
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2 deaths believed to be from consumption of cockles contaminated with paralytic shell fish (PSP) toxins brought about by the red tide have been reported.
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Red tide alert in Sabah
Jabatan Kesihatan negeri telah menghantar sampel kerang dan air laut di kawasan Sepanggar ke Jabatan Perikanan Sabah untuk dianalisa dan mendapati terdapat kehadiran toksin PSP yang sangat tinggi.
kosmo.com.myThe red tide has been seen in waters off Papar, Kota Kinabalu and Tuaran in the west coast while they have not received any reports in the east coast.
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"It is harmful to health if toxic shellfish from these waters is consumed," State Fisheries director said.
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Menteri Pembangunan Masyarakat dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna negeri berkata, orang ramai perlu mengelak daripada mengambil makanan laut yang disahkan mempunyai toksin berlebihan seperti kerang.
utusan.com.myPeople are warned against eating shellfish or bivalves obtained from the sea following a red tide alert in Sabah waters.
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What is a 'red tide phenomenon'?
Orang ramai juga perlu berhati-hati ketika memakan makanan laut lain dalam tempoh terdekat ini kerana dikhuatiri hidupan laut itu turut tercemar.
Some red tides are associated with the production of natural toxins, depletion of dissolved oxygen or other harmful effects, and are generally described as harmful algal blooms.
travelstar1.comDiramalkan bahawa fenomena ini biasanya berlaku pada musim kemarau selepas nerlakunya hujan lebat dan kesan dari suhu rendah berpanjangan sepanjang musim hujan.
Red tide is a phenomenon caused by algal blooms during which algae become so numerous that they discolor coastal waters.
Fenomena 'air merah' atau lebih dikenali sebagai red tide yang berlaku di pantai barat Sabah ketika ini adalah berpunca daripada sejenis organisma satu sel dinoflagellate.
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