| Event name: | IE-97-003 | |
| Country: | IRELAND | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish , Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes | |
| Associated syndrome: | DSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | No | |
| Individuals to contact: | CLARKE, Dave | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Arranmore Islands, NORTHWEST COAST HAB Area code(s): IE-07 |
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| Additional date-related information: | October 97. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Dinophysis acuminata
( cells/L)
Low concentrations Dinophysis acuta ( cells/L) Low concentrations |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Additional harmful effect information: | The presence of DSP was low. These results were very similar to those recorded in 1996. In October several cases of human illness were associated with the consumption of mussels. The toxicity was due the presence of Spiramino acid. | ||||||
