General Information

Event name: AU-66-001
Country: AUSTRALIA
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
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 & Date

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Location: Latitude: -23.826667, Longitude: 151.264444
General location information: Gladstone, Queensland
HAB Area code(s): AU-07
Additional location information: Fish caught at Gladstone, poisonings were at Roma, Miles and Dalby.
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:1966-10-25
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Gambierdiscus sp. ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography: Tonge et al., 1967. The Medical Journal of Australia 2: 1088.

Environmental Conditions

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Toxin Assay Information

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Kit used: No Type of kit used:
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Economic losses:
Management decision: Reported to hospitals
Additional harmful effect information: 30 people sick
Created at 03:44 on 7 Feb 2017
Updated at 08:09 on 10 Feb 2017
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