| Event name: | VE-79-001 | |
| Country: | VENEZUELA | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration | |
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Event directly affected: |
Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | No | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Contaminated mussels. | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | No | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | ||
| Individuals to contact: | VALERIO, Lorelys | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Isla de Margarita, Nueva Esparta HAB Area code(s): VE-04 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 1977-04-01, End: 1977-04-01 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Gonyaulax tamarensis var. excavata Braarud 1945
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | From then on, monitoring was carried out in the areas affected by the cloud, reporting the presence of dinoflagellates: G. catenatum, Alexandrium tamarense, Cochlodinium sp., Ceratium furca, Dinophysis cf. acuminata, G. polygramma, P. gracilis, Polykrikos polikrikoides among other diatom species in water samples. | |
| Event-related bibliography: | La Barbera-Sánchez A, Soler JF, Rojas De Astudillo L, Chang-Yen I. 2004. Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) in Margarita Island, Venezuela. Rev. Biol. Trop. 52:89-98. | |
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