General Information

Event name: ES-15-012
Country: SPAIN
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Humans
Toxicity detected: Yes
Associated syndrome: DSP
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: PAZOS, Yolanda , FERNANDEZ, Margarita

Location & Date

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General location information: ,
HAB Area code(s): ES-08
Additional location information: Galicia
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Dinophysis spp. ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography: DXSP-Dirección Xeral de Saúde Pública (2015a) Episodios de biotoxinas nas Rías Galegas: verán 2015. Venres epidemiolóxico. Folla quincenal de información epidemiolóxica de Galicia. Vol 4 (15).

Environmental Conditions

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Toxin Assay Information

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Economic losses:
Management decision:
Additional harmful effect information: DSP outbreak affected at least 6 families, they collected cockles in areas that were closed due to DSP toxins over regulatory levels in shellfish
Created at 01:08 on 27 Feb 2021
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