Harmful Algal Information System: Event TN-10-001

General Information

Event name:	TN-10-001
Country:	TUNISIA
Nature of the harmful event:	Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected:	Yes (Approximate range: 1.129 µg GYM/Kg)
Associated syndrome:
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme:	No
Event occurred before in this location:
Individuals to contact:	ISMAEL, Amany

Location:	Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information:	Gulf of Gabes, Southern Mediterranean HAB Area code(s): TN-01
Additional location information:	Two sampling stations located at the south of Sfax and Boughrara lagoon
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):	Event Date:2010-04-01 Start: 2010-04-01, End: 2010-04-30
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Causative organism known:	No
Causative Species/Genus:	Karenia selliformis Haywood et al. 2004 (88X10^3 cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known:	µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography:	Naila, B.I., Hamza, A., Gdoura, R., Diogėne & De la Iglesia, P. (2012). Prevalence and persistence of gymnodimines in clams from the Gulf of Gabes (Tunisia) studied by mouse bioassay and LC–MS/MS. Harmful Algae, 18: 56-64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2012.04.004

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Additional Environmental information:

Species containing the toxin	Toxin type	Toxin details	Max. concentration	Assay type
Karenia selliformis	CYCLIC IMINES - Gymnodimines		1.129 µg GYM/Kg	LC-MS

Kit used: No

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Created at 01:59 on 27 Jun 2017