The densely-populated island of Luzon is home to over half of the Philippines' population, many of whom consume shellfish on ...

Researchers from the Philippines and Malaysia have confirmed the presence in Luzon of a type of microscopic algae called ...

A person who has eaten DA-infected shellfish may experience vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, and abdominal cramps. In some cases, DA has even caused the permanent loss of short-term memory in a condition ...

CDPH is lifting the warning about consuming sport-harvested bivalve shellfish from Santa Cruz and Santa Barbara Counties. The ...

While most Pseudo-nitzschia diatoms are considered harmless, 58 species were noted to produce domoic acur (DA) that can induce vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, and abdominal cramps, and event permanent ...