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General Information

Event name: AU-24-004
Country: AUSTRALIA
Nature of the harmful event:
 Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
 Humans
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome: Cyanobacterial toxins effects
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (South Australia Health)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes
Individuals to contact: Hallegraeff Gustaaf

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Lake Alexandrina, South Australia
HAB Area code(s): AU-06
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2024-07-02
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information: 3 months long alert

Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
Causative Species/Genus: Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii Seenaya et Subba Raju 1972 ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography: SA Health public alert for River Murray at Goolwa and Lake Alexandrina

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
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
Additional Environmental information:

Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision:
Additional harmful effect information: public alert by SA Health
Created at 07:51 on 13 Jul 2024
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