General Information

Event name: ES-15-010
Country: SPAIN
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Humans
Toxicity detected: Yes
Associated syndrome: CFP (Ciguatera Fish Poisoning)
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): Pomatomus saltatrix
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes
Event occurred before in this location: Yes (SVEICC)
Individuals to contact: DIOGENE, Jorge , FERNANDEZ, Margarita

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Lanzarote, Canary Islands
HAB Area code(s): ES-28
Additional location information: Lanzarote
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2015-03-01
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Gambierdiscus sp. ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography: https://www3.gobiernodecanarias.org/sanidad/scs/contenidoGenerico.jsp?idDocument=bb1799ed-b4c0-11de-ae50-15aa3b9230b7&idCarpeta=0f67aaf7-9d88-11e0-b0dc-e55e53ccc42c

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
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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
Pomatomus saltarix Ciguatoxins Cytotoxicity
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision:
Additional harmful effect information: 2 cases in this outbreak
Created at 11:18 on 26 Jun 2020
Updated at 11:47 on 26 Jun 2020