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General Information

Event name: MDG-18-001
Country: MADAGASCAR
Nature of the harmful event:
 Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
 Other Terrestrial , Humans
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome: Cyanobacterial toxins effects
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): sea turtle (species not known)
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location: Yes
Individuals to contact: QUOD, Jean-Pascal

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: -12.426389, Longitude: 49.526389
General location information: AMBAVARANO, ANTSIRANA
HAB Area code(s): MAD-01
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2018-01-08
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Lyngbya spp. ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity:
Nutrient information:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: °C, Min: °C
Salinity Range During Event:
Bloom location in the water column:
Growth:
Growth Comments
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision:
Additional harmful effect information: 8 (on 23 consumers reported) died from consumption of turle flesh. animals (dogs and cats also die).
Created at 01:49 on 12 Feb 2018
Updated at 06:35 on 15 Dec 2019
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