General Information

Event name: ES-18-013
Country: SPAIN
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: up to 34,6 mg AD/kg)
Associated syndrome: ASP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Andalusian)
Event occurred before in this location: No
Individuals to contact: MAMÁN, Luz

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: South Atlantic and Alboran Sea, Andalusian
HAB Area code(s): ES-09
Additional location information: From ES-09 to ES-14
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2018-03-15
Start: 2018-03-12, End: 2018-03-19
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): First detection: 2018-03-13, End: 2018-03-21
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Pseudo-nitzschia australis (80000 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 Domoic Acid 34.6 mg AD/kg LC-FD
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