@article{ref1,
title="Review - Toxicological risks on the human health of populations living around the  Mediterranean Sea linked to the invasion of non-indigenous marine species from the  Red Sea",
journal="Toxicon: Journal of the International Society on Toxinology",
year="2020",
author="Bédry, R. and de Haro, L. and Bentur, Y. and Senechal, N. and Galil, B. S.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="The Mediterranean region is, by far, a prime travel destination, having hosted more  than 330 million tourists in 2016, mostly for seaside holidays. A greatly increased  influx of thermophilic Red Sea species, introduced through the Suez Canal in a  process referred to as Lessepsian invasion (in honor of Ferdinand de Lesseps who  instigated the building of the Suez Canal), have raised awareness among scientists,  medical personnel, and the public, of health risks caused by some venomous and  poisonous marine species. The main species of concern are the poisonous Lagocephalus  sceleratus, and the venomous Plotosus lineatus, Siganus luridus, Siganus rivulatus,  Pterois miles, Synancea verrucosa, Rhopilema nomadica, Macrorhynchia philippina and  Diadema setosum. Recognizing that the main factors that drive the introduction and  dispersal of Red Sea biota in the Mediterranean, i.e., Suez Canal enlargements and  warming seawater, are set to increase, and international tourist arrivals are  forecasted to increase as well, to 500 million in 2030, an increase in intoxications  and envenomations by alien marine species is to be expected and prepared for.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0041-0101",
doi="10.1016/j.toxicon.2020.12.012",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2020.12.012"
}