General Information

Event name: UY-21-004
Country: URUGUAY
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes
Associated syndrome: DSP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (HAB monitoring programm)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes (every year)
Individuals to contact: MARTINEZ, Ana

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: UY-01, Arachania (Rocha)
HAB Area code(s): UY-01
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2021-10-15
Start: 2021-10-12, End: 2021-12-27
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
Causative Species/Genus: Dinophysis acuminata (2634 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: Protoceratium reticulatum (200 cells/L)
Dinophysis caudata (500 cells/L)
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
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Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): 16 Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: 30.5 Current Velocity:
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Dinophysis spp Okadaic Acid Bioassay-Mouse
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Created at 11:48 on 4 Feb 2022
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