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General Information

Event name: PF-16-001
Country: FRENCH POLYNESIA
Nature of the harmful event:
 Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
 Humans
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome: CFP (Ciguatera Fish Poisoning)
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): Lutjanus monostigma
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (French Polynesia CFP Monitoring Program)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes
Individuals to contact: GATTI, Clémence

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: -17.691667, Longitude:
General location information: Anaa, Tuamotu archipelago
HAB Area code(s): PF-TUAM
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2016-01-13
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
Causative Species/Genus: Gambierdiscus spp. ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
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Environmental Conditions

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Toxin Assay Information

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Created at 09:15 on 27 Jun 2016
Updated at 04:31 on 2 Dec 2019
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