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General Information

Event name: ES-03-002
Country: SPAIN
Nature of the harmful event:
 Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
 Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: 974 µg STXeq / 100 g.)
Associated syndrome: PSP
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Andalucian monitoring programme. L.C.C.RR.PP.)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes (Detected in 1997, 1999 y 2000)
Individuals to contact: MAMÁN, Luz , OCAÑA, Asunción , FERNÁNDEZ, Lourdes

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Alboran sea (Mediterranean coast), Andalucía, SE Spain.
HAB Area code(s): ES-14 ES-15
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Start: 2003-01-15, End: 2003-05-13
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Gymnodinium catenatum (7,511 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
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Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: No Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity: 0
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Donax trunculus Saxitoxins STX eq 320 Bioassay-Mouse
Chamellea gallina Saxitoxins STX eq 173 Bioassay-Mouse
Callista chione Saxitoxins STX eq 124 Bioassay-Mouse
Acanthocardia tuberculata Saxitoxins STX eq 858 Bioassay-Mouse
Pecten maximus Saxitoxins STX eq 754 Bioassay-Mouse
Mytilus spp. Saxitoxins STX eq 974 Bioassay-Mouse
Kit used: No Type of kit used:
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IOC/UNESCO ISSHA
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