General Information

Event name: REU-90-001
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: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): shark, probably Carcharinus leucas
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location: No
Individuals to contact: QUOD, Jean-Pascal

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: -20.983333, Longitude: 55.266667
General location information: Saint Paul,
HAB Area code(s): REU
Additional location information: shark caught in the bay by local fishermen
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
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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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Additional information:
Economic losses: marketing of sharks was stopped.
Management decision: new regulations including an updated list of toxic species were adopted regarding ciguatera
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Created at 09:22 on 10 Oct 2017
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