College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA.
Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA.
Toxins (Basel). 2023 Aug 15;15(8):505. doi: 10.3390/toxins15080505.
Harmful cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) exposures can cause illness or death in humans and animals. We characterized American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) Animal Poison Control Center (APCC) harmful blue-green algae (HBGA) call data, compared it to a measure of harmful algal bloom public awareness, and considered its suitability as a public health information source. ASPCA APCC dog and cat "HBGA exposure" calls made 1 January 2010-31 December 2022 were included. We calculated annual HBGA call percentages and described calls (species, month, origin, exposure route). We characterized public awareness by quantifying Nexis Uni (LexisNexis Academic; New York, NY, USA)-indexed news publications (2010-2022) pertaining to "harmful algal bloom(s)". Call percentage increased annually, from 0.005% (2010) to 0.070% (2022). Of 999 HBGA calls, 99.4% ( = 993) were dog exposures. Over 65% ( = 655) of calls were made July-September, largely from the New England ( = 154 (15.4%)) and Pacific ( = 129 (12.9.%)) geographic divisions. Oral and dermal exposures predominated ( = 956 (95.7%)). Harmful algal bloom news publications increased overall, peaking in 2019 ( = 1834). Higher call volumes in summer and in the New England and Pacific geographic divisions drove HBGA call increases; public awareness might have contributed. Dogs and humans have similar exposure routes. ASPCA APCC HBGA call data could serve as a public health information source.
有害蓝藻（蓝绿藻）暴露可导致人类和动物患病或死亡。我们对美国防止虐待动物协会（ASPCA）动物毒物控制中心（APCC）有害蓝藻（HBGA）来电数据进行了特征描述，并将其与有害藻华公众意识的衡量标准进行了比较，同时考虑了其作为公共卫生信息来源的适宜性。ASPCA APCC 犬和猫“HBGA 暴露”来电数据包括 2010 年 1 月 1 日至 2022 年 12 月 31 日。我们计算了每年 HBGA 来电的百分比，并描述了来电（物种、月份、来源、暴露途径）。我们通过量化 Nexis Uni（LexisNexis Academic；纽约，美国）索引新闻出版物（2010-2022 年）来描述公众意识，这些出版物涉及“有害藻华”。来电百分比逐年增加，从 2010 年的 0.005%增加到 2022 年的 0.070%。在 999 次 HBGA 来电中，99.4%（=993）是犬类暴露。超过 65%（=655）的来电发生在 7 月至 9 月，主要来自新英格兰（=154（15.4%））和太平洋（=129（12.9.%））地理分区。口服和皮肤暴露占主导地位（=956（95.7%））。有害藻华新闻出版物总体上有所增加，在 2019 年达到峰值（=1834）。夏季以及新英格兰和太平洋地理分区来电数量的增加推动了 HBGA 来电的增加；公众意识可能起到了一定作用。狗和人类有类似的暴露途径。ASPCA APCC HBGA 来电数据可以作为公共卫生信息来源。
