| Event name: | NZ-10-003 | |
| Country: | NEW ZEALAND | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Tuatua, Pipi | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | No | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | ||
| Individuals to contact: | RHODES Lesley | |
| Location: | Latitude: -38.101944, Longitude: 176.741389 | |
| General location information: |
Bay of Plenty, North Island HAB Area code(s): NZ-03 |
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| Additional location information: | Outbreak resulting from comsumption of shellfish from the coastal area between Tairua and Whakatane River. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2010-01-01 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Additional date-related information: | January 2010 | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium minutum
( cells/L)
Alexandrium catenella ( cells/L) Real name: Alexandrium pacificum |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | MONTHLY NOTIFIABLE DISEASE SURVEILLANCE REPORT-January 2010 | |
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| Economic losses: | 6 cases of toxic shellfish poisoning, PSP suspected for 3 cases, 3 people hospitalized | ||||||
| Management decision: | It was during a a time of public health warning | ||||||
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