General Information

Event name: IE-97-003
Country: IRELAND
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish , Humans
Toxicity detected: Yes
Associated syndrome: DSP
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes
Event occurred before in this location: No
Individuals to contact: CLARKE, Dave

Location & Date

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General location information: Arranmore Islands, NORTHWEST COAST
HAB Area code(s): IE-07
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Additional date-related information: October 97.

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Dinophysis acuminata ( cells/L)
Low concentrations
Dinophysis acuta ( cells/L)
Low concentrations
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
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Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: No Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity: 0
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Toxin Assay Information

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Additional harmful effect information: The presence of DSP was low. These results were very similar to those recorded in 1996. In October several cases of human illness were associated with the consumption of mussels. The toxicity was due the presence of Spiramino acid.
Updated at 04:07 on 24 Apr 2018
Checked at 04:32 on 22 Apr 2013
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