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General Information

Event name: REU-86-002
Country: LA REUNION
Nature of the harmful event:
 Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
 Humans
Toxicity detected: No
Associated syndrome: CFP (Ciguatera Fish Poisoning)
Unexplained toxicity: Yes
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): grouper
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location: Yes (offshore banks are risky areas for CFP at that time)
Individuals to contact: QUOD, Jean-Pascal

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: -20.866667, Longitude: 55.416667
General location information: Saint Denis,
HAB Area code(s): REU
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Microalgae

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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Environmental Conditions

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Toxin Assay Information

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Created at 04:14 on 7 Oct 2017
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