General Information

Event name: ITA-02-002
Country: ITALY
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: 2840 μg STX eq/kg)
Associated syndrome: PSP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): Mytilus galloprovincialis
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location: No
Individuals to contact: ZINGONE, Adriana , LUGLIE', Antonella

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 40.921667, Longitude: 9.529167
General location information: Gulf of Olbia, East SardiniA
HAB Area code(s): ITA-017
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2002-05-14
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Alexandrium minutum Halim 1960 (613 cells/L)
Alexandrium catenella (3728 cells/L)
Mediterranean A. catenella moved now to A. pacificum
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography: Luglič, A., Satta, C. T., Pulina, S., Bazzoni, A. M., Padedda, B. M. & Sechi, N. 2011. Le problematiche degli harmful algal blooms (HABs) in Sardegna. Biol. Mar. Med. 18:2-9.

Environmental Conditions

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Toxin Assay Information

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Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information: positive mouse bioassay
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Management decision:
Additional harmful effect information: First PSP outbreak
Created at 12:59 on 12 Jun 2018
Updated at 08:04 on 22 Dec 2019
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