| Event name: | AU-15-002 | |
| 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: | CFP (Ciguatera Fish Poisoning) | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Spanish mackerel | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | No | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (2014) | |
| Individuals to contact: | Hallegraeff Gustaaf | |
| Location: | Latitude: -30.872778, Longitude: 153.046667 | |
| General location information: |
South West Rocks, NSW HAB Area code(s): AU-22 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2015-04-03 |
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| Additional date-related information: | Date of poisoning | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Gambierdiscus sp.
( cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | Farrell et al., 2016. Commun Dis Intell 40(1): E1-E6 | |
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| Additional information: | not available | ||||||
| Economic losses: | 4 people poisoned; 1 individual hospitalised | ||||||
| Management decision: | Public warnings | ||||||
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