Harmful Algal Information System: Event GH-02-002

General Information

Event name:	GH-02-002
Country:	GHANA
Nature of the harmful event:	High Phyto concentration , Freshwater
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected:	Yes (Approximate range: microcystins, anatoxins, saxitoxins, cylindrospermopsins)
Associated syndrome:	Cyanobacterial toxins effects
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme:	No
Event occurred before in this location:
Individuals to contact:	Xiao, Man

Location:	Latitude: 6.116667, Longitude: 0.116667
General location information:	Kpong Reservoir, HAB Area code(s):
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
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Causative organism known:	No
Causative Species/Genus:	Microcystis spp. ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:	Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii Seenaya et Subba Raju 1972 ( cells/L)
Chlorophyll concentration, if known:	µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:	G. Addico, J. Hardege, J. Komarek, P. Babica, K. de Graft-Johnson, Cyanobacteria species identified in the Weija and Kpong reservoirs, Ghana, and their implications for drinking water quality with respect to microcystin. Afr. J. Mar. Sci. 28, 451–456 (2006).