| Event name: | AU-15-001 | |
| Country: | AUSTRALIA | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 15 mg/kg) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | shellfish | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Tasmanian Shellfish Quality Assurance Program) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (2012) | |
| Individuals to contact: | Hallegraeff Gustaaf | |
| Location: | Latitude: -42.671944, Longitude: 148.092778 | |
| General location information: |
Maria Island, Tasmania HAB Area code(s): AU-01 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2015-06-29 Start: 2015-06-29, End: 2015-10-15 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2015-06-29, End: 2015-10-15 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium fundyense
(300 000 /L cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | Hallegraeff et al. 2017 ICHA 17th Proceedings | |
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| Management decision: | Closure of mussel, oyster, rock lobster industries. | |||||||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | 4 human hospitalisations after consumption of mussels containing 35 mg/kg | |||||||||||
