| Event name: | AU-67-001 | |
| 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: | 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 (1965) | |
| Individuals to contact: | Hallegraeff Gustaaf | |
| Location: | Latitude: -24.028333, Longitude: 151.771667 | |
| General location information: |
Bustard Head, Queensland HAB Area code(s): AU-07 |
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| Additional location information: | poisonings occurred in Brisbane from fish originating from Bustard Head. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:1967-10-01 |
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| 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: | Tonge et al., 1967. The Medical Journal of Australia 2: 1088. | |
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| Management decision: | Reported to the hospitals | ||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | 33 people sick | ||||||
