| Event name: | CR-89-001 | |
| Country: | COSTA RICA | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: Data not indicated in the paper) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Spondylus calcifer (oyster) | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | No | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | No | |
| Individuals to contact: | VARGAS MONTERO MARIBELLE | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: -84.664444 | |
| General location information: |
Tárcoles, Gulf of Nicoya HAB Area code(s): CR-1 |
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| Additional location information: | Red tide observed fron superface to 5 meters depth | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:1989-10-01 End: 1990-04-01 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 1989-10-10, End: 1989-10-10 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Pyrodinium bahamense
( cells/L)
Was detected in the oyster not in water samples |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | Mata, L., Abarca, G., Marranghello, L. & Víquez, R. 1990. Intoxicación paralítica por mariscos (IPM) por Spondylus calcifer contaminado con Pyrodinium bahamense, Costa Rica 1989-1990. Rev. Biol. Trop. 38(1):129-136. | |
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| Growth Comments | Not bloom was colected | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Additional harmful effect information: | 14 human poisoning in october 1989, 6 cases in february 1990, one person died in april 1990 | |||||||||||
