| Event name: | ITA-05-001 | |
| Country: | ITALY | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Other ( Aerosolised toxins effect) | |
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Event directly affected: |
Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | No | |
| Associated syndrome: | OTHER , Aerosolized toxins effects | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | No | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | ||
| Individuals to contact: | Bertolotto, Rossella | |
| Location: | Latitude: 44.385278, Longitude: 9.007500 | |
| General location information: |
, Gulf of Genoa HAB Area code(s): ITA-016 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2005-07-17 |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Ostreopsis ovata Fukuyo 1981
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | Brescianini, C. et al. Ostreopsis ovata algal blooms affecting human health in Genova, Italy, 2005 and 2006. Weekly releases (1997–2007) 11, 3040, doi:doi:https://doi.org/10.2807/esw.11.36.03040-en (2006). Ciminiello, P. et al. The Genoa 2005 outbreak. Determination of putative palytoxin in Mediterranean Ostreopsis ovata by a new liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry method. Analytical Chemistry 78, 6153-6159, doi:10.1021/ac060250j (2006). | |
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| Additional information: | Toxin was detected by Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry | ||||||
| Economic losses: | unknown | ||||||
| Management decision: | closure of the beaches, swimming forbidden | ||||||
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