| Event name: | PT-13-033 | |
| Country: | PORTUGAL | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes | |
| Associated syndrome: | CFP (Ciguatera Fish Poisoning) | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Seriola sp., Sparisoma cretense, Serranus atricauda, Bodianus scrofa, Balistes capriscus, Pagrus pagrus | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | No | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | No | |
| Individuals to contact: | BRANCO, Maria Ana | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Central-eastern Atlantic, Madeira HAB Area code(s): PT-10 |
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| Additional location information: | Selvagem islands | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2008-07-01 |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Gambierdiscus spp.
( cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | ||
| Event-related bibliography: | https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Paulo_Vale2/publication/291993387 https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac100516q | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: °C, Min: °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bloom location in the water column: | Whole column | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kit used: Yes | Type of kit used: Cigua-CheckŪ Fish Poison Test Kit (Oceanit) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional information: | positive immunoassay kit result positive for the functional method using cerebellar granule cells | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Publication of an edict by the Captaincy of the Port of Funchal, which forbids fishing in the Selvagens Islands up to the 200 m bathymetric; Reinforcement of surveillance at unloading ports; Purchase of rapid diagnostic kits for ciguatoxins | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | neurological and diarrheal symptoms. Hospital internment | |||||||||||||||||||||
