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General Information

Event name: AU-15-004
Country: AUSTRALIA
Nature of the harmful event:
 Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
 Humans
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: 0.023 P-CTX-1B ug/kg)
Associated syndrome: CFP (Ciguatera Fish Poisoning)
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): red throat emperor
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location:
Individuals to contact: Hallegraeff Gustaaf

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Capel Bank Seamount,
HAB Area code(s): AU-31
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2015-09-15
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Gambierdiscus spp. ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
Additional bloom information:
Event-related bibliography: Farrell et al. 2017. Toxins 9, 367

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
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Ciguatoxins C-CTX1 0.023 ug/kg LC-MS
Kit used: Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision:
Additional harmful effect information: 3 human poisonings; 1 reported to hospital with worsening symptoms
Created at 07:29 on 5 Mar 2018
Updated at 07:31 on 5 Mar 2018
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