| Event name: | MX-92-001 | |
| Country: | MEXICO | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Natural Fish , Aquaculture Fish , Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | No | |
| Associated syndrome: | CFP (Ciguatera Fish Poisoning) | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Epinephelus labriformias | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | No | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | ||
| Individuals to contact: | Rosalba Alonso Rodriguez | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: -115.749722 | |
| General location information: |
Alijos Rocks, Baja California Sur HAB Area code(s): MX-BCS-1 |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Gambierdiscus toxicus
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | Barton, E. D., Tanner, P., Turchen, S. G., Tunget, C. L., Manoguerra, A., Clark, R. F. 1995. Ciguatera Fish Poisoning-A Southern California Epidemic. West J Med. 163: 31-35. | |
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| Bloom location in the water column: |
Subsurface |
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| Additional information: | All fish and patient blood specimens were sent to the University of Hawaii, Manoa, where research was done using a stick-enzyme immunoassay.It doesn't says the level of CTXs. | ||||||
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| Additional harmful effect information: | 25 Patients were trated for Ciguatera. | ||||||
