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General Information

Event name: CO-07-001
Country: COLOMBIA
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): Sphyraena barracuda AphiaID 345843
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location: Yes (There are some evidences about ciguatera in the region)
Individuals to contact: Mancera, Jose Ernesto

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 12.966667, Longitude:
General location information: Archipielago San Andres, Providencia and St. Catalina, San Andres island
HAB Area code(s): COL-06
Additional location information: Oceanic samll island
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2007-04-02
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information: end of the first rainy season

Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
Causative Species/Genus:
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography: IOC Regional Science Planning Workshop on IOCARIBE ANCA IV. 2007.

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
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Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity:
Nutrient information:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: °C, Min: °C
Salinity Range During Event:
Bloom location in the water column:
Growth:
Growth Comments
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
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Created at 08:47 on 28 Oct 2015
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