Harmful Algal Information System: Event CR-22-001

General Information

Event name:	CR-22-001
Country:	COSTA RICA
Nature of the harmful event:	Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration , Seafood toxins , Mass mortalities , Foam/Mucilage in the coast
Event directly affected:	Natural Fish , Shellfish , Humans
Toxicity detected:	Yes (Approximate range: 350 µg equivalentes STX/100 g)
Associated syndrome:	PSP , Aerosolized toxins effects
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Report the outcome of a monitoring programme:	Yes
Event occurred before in this location:	Yes
Individuals to contact:	VARGAS MONTERO MARIBELLE

Location:	Latitude: 9.926944, Longitude: -84.711667
General location information:	Mata de Limón, Caldera, Golfo de Nicoya HAB Area code(s): CR-2
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):	Event Date:2022-05-20 Start: 2022-06-14,
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):	First detection: 2022-06-20,
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Causative organism known:	Yes
Causative Species/Genus:	Pyrodinium bahamense var. compressum (17.000 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:	Margalefidinium polykrikoides (Margalef, 1961) F.GÃ³mez, Richlen & D.M.Anderson, 2017 (92000 cells/L)
Chlorophyll concentration, if known:	µg/l
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Species containing the toxin	Toxin type	Toxin details	Max. concentration	Assay type
Piangua	Saxitoxins		350 µg equivalentes	Bioassay-Mouse

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Created at 02:52 on 21 Jun 2022
Updated at 02:56 on 21 Jun 2022