| Event name: | SV-05-001 | |
| Country: | EL SALVADOR | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
High Phyto concentration , Seafood toxins , Mass mortalities | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish , Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 27.9 to 627.8 µg STX eq/100 g in dead sea turtle) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Plicopurpura columellaris | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | No | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | ||
| Individuals to contact: | RABALAIS, Nancy , AMAYA-MONTERROSA, Oscar , QUINTANILLA, Rebeca | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
, HAB Area code(s): ELS-01 ELS-02 ELS-03 ELS-04 ELS-05 ELS-06 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2005-11-01 Start: 2005-11-01, End: 2006-03-31 |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Pyrodinium bahamense Plate 1906 var. compressum (Böhm) Steidinger et al. 1980
(48900 cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | Licea, Sergio, Armando Navarrete, R Rodriguez, J Bustillos, B Martínez, and C Ramirez. 2008. “Monitoring a Bloom of Pyrodinium Bahamense Var. Compressus Occurring in El Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico (November 2005-March 2006).” In 12th Proceedings of the International Conference on Harmful Algae, edited by O Moestrup, O DoucMoestrup, G Doucette, H Enevoldsen, A Godhe, G Hallegraeff, B Luckas, et al., 219–20. Copenhague: International Society for the Study of Harmful Algae and Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO. Barraza, J. E., 2009. Food poisoning due to consumption of the marine gastropod Plicopurpura collumellaris in El Salvador. Toxico (54):895-896. | |
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| Additional harmful effect information: | One person died and seven were intoxicated. 206 sea turtles died and numerous jellyfish were found on beaches | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
