| Event name: | UY-10-002 | |
| Country: | URUGUAY | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes | |
| Associated syndrome: | DSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Mytilus edulis | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (National Monitoring Program of Harmful Phytoplankton and Shellfish Toxicity) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (This species often produce toxicity in this area) | |
| Individuals to contact: | MENDEZ, Silvia | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Punta del Este, Maldonado HAB Area code(s): UY-02 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2010-10-20, End: 2010-12-14 | |
| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2010-11-20, End: 2010-12-31 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Dinophysis acuminata
(3800 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: 23 °C, Min: 17 °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salinity Range During Event: | Max: 31.1, Min: 7.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bloom location in the water column: |
Subsurface |
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| Additional information: | positive mouse bioassay | |||||||||||
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