| Event name: | IE-96-003 | |
| Country: | IRELAND | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
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| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: Above the threshold for human consumption.) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (This was the first time since 1987 that PSP toxins were detected in shellfish from Ireland.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | CLARKE, Dave | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Cork Harbour., South Coast. HAB Area code(s): IE-03 |
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| Additional location information: | In July, a bloom of Alexandrium tamerense was observed during routine analysis of water samples from Cork Harbour. | |
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| Additional date-related information: | July 96. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium tamarense
(875,000 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Additional information: | Toxins were detected, at a concentration above the threshold for human consumption. Chemical analysis of samples showed that the main toxins present were gonyautoxin2 (GTX2) and gonyautoxin3 (GTX3). | ||||||||||||||||
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| Management decision: | In mussel samples and harvesting of all shellfish from the area was prohibited for a period of 2 weeks. | ||||||||||||||||
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