General Information

Event name: ID-97-004
Country: INDONESIA
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Humans
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome: CFP (Ciguatera Fish Poisoning)
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location: No
Individuals to contact: Intan, Mariana DB

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: -8.348333, Longitude: 122.981667
General location information: Larantuka, East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara
HAB Area code(s): IND-07
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:1997-12-01
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Gambierdiscus toxicus Adachi et Fukuyo 1979 ( cells/L)
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Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography: Praseno, D P, Y Fukuyo, R Wiadiarti, and Y Efendi. “The 1997/1998 HAB/Red Tide Blooms in Indonesian Waters.” In Proceedings of the Fourth ASEAN-Canada Technical Conference on Marine Sciences, Johor, 432–37. Johor, 1999.

Environmental Conditions

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Toxin Assay Information

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