| Event name: | AU-97-001 | |
| Country: | AUSTRALIA | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes | |
| Associated syndrome: | DSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Pipis | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | No | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | No | |
| Individuals to contact: | Hallegraeff Gustaaf | |
| Location: | Latitude: -28.889167, Longitude: 153.571667 | |
| General location information: |
Ballina Beach, NSW HAB Area code(s): AU-11 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 1997-12-15, End: 1998-01-30 | |
| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 1997-12-15, End: 1998-02-28 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Dinophysis tripos Gourret 1883
( cells/L)
Dinophysis acuminata Claparède et Lachmann 1859 ( cells/L) |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | V Burgess & G.Shaw. 2001. Environment International 27, 275-283. | |
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| Management decision: | Closure of wild Pipi harvesting (Donax deltoides). Instigation of plankton + toxin monitoring program | ||||||||||||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | 56 hospitalisations | ||||||||||||||||
