| Event name: | SV-01-001 | |
| Country: | EL SALVADOR | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 134.7 to 1548.0 mouse units/100g) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | Yes | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Modiolus sp., Anadara spp. | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | No | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes | |
| Individuals to contact: | AMAYA-MONTERROSA, Oscar , QUINTANILLA, Rebeca | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
La Libertad, La Libertad HAB Area code(s): ELS-05 |
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| Additional location information: | Most affected sites includes from Mizata Beach to Puerto de La Libertad | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2001-08-30 Start: 2001-08-30, End: 2002-01-31 |
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| Causative organism known: | No | |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | It was suggested that bloom was caused by a species of Gymnodinium | |
| Event-related bibliography: | Barraza, J.E., Armero-Guardado, J.A., Valencia de Toledo, Z.M., 2004. The red tide event in El Salvador, August 2001–January 2002. Rev. Biol. Trop. 52 (Suppl. 1), 1–4. Espinoza, J., Amaya, O., Quintanilla, R. 2013. Atlas de Fitoplancton Marino. 1st Ed. Universidad de El Salvador, San Salvador. 52 p | |
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| Additional harmful effect information: | 41 persons were intoxicated | ||||||||||||||||
