Read the media release regarding an outbreak of paralytic shellfish toxin along Tasmania’s east coast in 2015.
Prepare the following information in a powerpoint presentation 11 sclide each to give to the Acting Director of Public Health, which explains the context of the current outbreak and likely future environmental patterns. Below each slide there is room to write a script which is useful to guide your plan and delivery, please use this space even to store your references. Though it wont be marked it will guide your assessment but provides clarity to the marker.
Toxicology
• What are the toxicokinetics of paralytic shellfish toxin?
• What are the toxicodynamics of paralytic shellfish toxin?
Surveillance
• What is a surveillance system and what are the types of surveillance in environmental health?
• What surveillance system is in place in Tasmania for paralytic shellfish toxin?
Ecology
• What are the ecological drivers of this outbreak?
• How is climate change likely to impact the incidence of future similar events?