Routes of Intoxication

That algaf toxins are involved in episodes of poisoning inrelation to a wide variety of animal species, causing animaldeaths and human illness, is beyond disputel. It is alsoapparent thats diagnosis is di-fficult, often based on circumstantial-evidence such as an association with expanses ofwater containing cyanobacterial blooms together with exclusionof other possible causes. In addition possibly confusings]rmptoms of wide diversity are often observedl. Theconsiderable weight of information from the more severe anima]poisoning episodes together with experimental studies giverise for concern that cyanobacteria may represent a hazard tohuman health and as a result requires evaluation. Therefore,this present. study was devised to examine the effects of algaltoxins on a mammal-ian animal- model in relation to routes anddoses pertinent to the human species