| Event name: | MY-01-001 | |
| Country: | MALAYSIA | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration , Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | benthic clam (Polymesoda similis) | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | No | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | No | |
| Individuals to contact: | Leaw, Chui Pin , Lim, Po Teen | |
| Location: | Latitude: 6.224722, Longitude: 102.109167 | |
| General location information: |
Sungai Geting, Kelantan HAB Area code(s): MY-1 |
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| Additional location information: | Semi-enclosed lagoon | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2001-09-16 |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium minutum
( cells/L)
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Skeletonema costatum
( cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | Lim PT, Leaw CP, Usup G. 2004. First paralytic shellfish poisoning in the east coast of Peninsula Malaysia. In Phang, S. M., Chong, V. C., Ho, S. S., Mokhtar, N., Ooi, J. L. S. (eds.) Marine Science into New Millennium: New perspectives and challenges. University of Malaya, Maritime Research Center, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 661-667. | |
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| Bloom location in the water column: | Whole column | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Economic losses: | Six hospitalized, 1 fatality | ||||||||||||||||
| Management decision: | Ban of clam collection | ||||||||||||||||
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