| Event name: | GT-22-001 | |
| Country: | GUATEMALA | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 7,069.4 a 14,099 UR/100gr) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Almejas (Tagelus sp.) | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (seguimiento en muestreo de moluscos bivalvos para análisis de saxitoxinas) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | No | |
| Individuals to contact: | PAZ, Karla | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Madre Vieja, Tiquisate, HAB Area code(s): GUA-4 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2022-05-03 Start: 2022-05-03, End: 2022-08-16 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2022-05-03, End: 2022-08-05 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Pyrodinium bahamense var. compressum
( cells/L)
Se identificó en contenido estomacal de las almejas. |
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Noctiluca scintillans
( cells/L)
Se identificó en contenido estomacal de las almejas. |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Additional information: | Ensayo en ratones en el Laboratorio Nacional de Salud Pública de Guatemala. | |||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Se procedió a emitir alerta para la zona cercana y luego se estableció veda para el consumo de moluscos bivalvos. | |||||||||||
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