General Information

Event name: AR-84-001
Country: ARGENTINA
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish , Humans
Toxicity detected: Yes
Associated syndrome: PSP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes
Event occurred before in this location:
Individuals to contact: MENDEZ, Silvia

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Bahia Engano,
HAB Area code(s): AR-17
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): First detection: 1984-12-01, End: 1985-01-01
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Alexandrium tamarense (Lebour) Balech 1985 ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography: Veccghio et al 1986.IN:https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Eugenia_Sar/publication/233741990_Floraciones_Algales_Nocivas_en_el_Cono_Sur_Americano/links/0fcfd50afa387792f0000000/Floraciones-Algales-Nocivas-en-el-Cono-Sur-Americano.pdf

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity:
Nutrient information:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: °C, Min: °C
Salinity Range During Event:
Bloom location in the water column:
Growth:
Growth Comments
Additional Environmental information:

Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Mussels Bioassay-Mouse
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision:
Additional harmful effect information: 18 persons intoxicated, 7 from them were hospitalized and 4 of them died
Created at 01:10 on 28 Sep 2017
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