Simon B, Mebs D, Gemmer H, Stille W
Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 1977 Aug 5;102(31):1114-7. doi: 10.1055/s-0028-1106714.
Symptoms of poisoning occurred in 19 persons in the Rhein-Main region in October 1976, after they had eaten mussels (Mytilus edulis) imported from Vigo, Spain. Mild oral paraesthesias, tingling in the fingertips and feet were followed by generalised numbness and dizziness. All symptoms disappeared within 48 hours. They had been caused by saxitoxin which is produced by a dinoflagellate and accumulated in the mussels, as confirmed by testing confiscated samples of mussels. Toxin concentration ranged from 6000 to 20 000 MU (mice units) per 100 g mussel meat.
1976年10月，莱茵 - 美因地区有19人在食用了从西班牙维哥进口的贻贝（紫贻贝）后出现中毒症状。最初是轻微的口腔感觉异常、指尖和足部刺痛，随后出现全身麻木和头晕。所有症状在48小时内消失。经检测没收的贻贝样本证实，这些症状是由一种甲藻产生并在贻贝中积累的石房蛤毒素引起的。每100克贻贝肉中的毒素浓度在6000至20000 MU（小鼠单位）之间。
