General Information

Event name: ES-12-002
Country: SPAIN
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): Donax trunculus, Chamelea gallina
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Andalusian monitoring programme)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes (Every year)
Individuals to contact: MAMÁN, Luz , OCAÑA, Asunción , JAEN, David

Location & Date

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General location information: Huelva Coast, Andalusia
HAB Area code(s): ES-09 ES-10
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Start: 2012-08-07, End: 2012-10-23
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): First detection: 2012-08-07, End: 2012-11-13
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Dinophysis acuminata (7800 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
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Environmental Conditions

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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Donax trunculus Okadaic Acid OA Bioassay-Mouse
Chamelea gallina Okadaic Acid OA Bioassay-Mouse
Mytilus galloprovincialis Okadaic Acid OA Bioassay-Mouse
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Created at 08:24 on 26 Mar 2013
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