| Event name: | AR-80-001 | |
| Country: | ARGENTINA | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish , Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: First toxic event in Argentina) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Mytilus sp. | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | No | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | No | |
| Individuals to contact: | MENDEZ, Silvia | |
| Location: | Latitude: -42.707222, Longitude: -64.565278 | |
| General location information: |
Peninsula Valdes, North Chubut HAB Area code(s): AR-17 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:1980-11-01 |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium tamarense (Lebour) Balech 1985
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | El Busto, C. A., Ballabene, A. C., Campero, C. M., Ramirez, E. E., Villanueva, C.R. (1981). Toxina Paralizante de los moluscos del mar argentino. Acta Bioquím. Clín. Latinoam. 15: 447–456. | |
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| Additional harmful effect information: | two fishermen died | |||||||||||
