| Event name: | ITA-02-001 | |
| Country: | ITALY | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
High Phyto concentration | |
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Event directly affected: |
Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | No | |
| Associated syndrome: | Aerosolized toxins effects | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | No | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | No | |
| Individuals to contact: | ZINGONE, Adriana , Bertolotto Rosa Maria | |
| Location: | Latitude: 44.375000, Longitude: 8.941389 | |
| General location information: |
Genoa, Ligurian Sea HAB Area code(s): ITA-016 |
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| Additional location information: | the event was recorded at some beaches of the Genoa city coast | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2005-07-17 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Additional date-related information: | date of first health problems | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Ostreopsis ovata Fukuyo 1981
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | Brescianini, C., Grillo, C., Melchiorre, N., Bertolotto, R., Ferrari, A., Vivaldi, B., Icardi, G., Gramaccioni, L., Funari, E. and Scardala, S. (2006) Ostreopsis ovata algal blooms affecting human health in Genova, Italy, 2005 and 2006. Weekly releases (1997–2007), 11, 3040. Ciminiello, P., Dell'Aversano, C., Fattorusso, E., Forino, M., Magno, G. S., Tartaglione, L., Grillo, C. & Melchiorre, N. 2006. The Genoa 2005 outbreak. Determination of putative palytoxin in Mediterranean Ostreopsis ovata by a new liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry method. Analytical Chemistry 78:6153-59. | |
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| Additional Environmental information: | Ostreopsis is a benthic species. The bloom was occurring on the macroalgae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | |||||||||||
| Additional information: | Ovatoxins | |||||||||||
| Economic losses: | non-quantified impact on tourism and recreational use of the beach | |||||||||||
| Management decision: | the beaches were closed for some days | |||||||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | rhinorrhea, cough, dyspnea, wheezing and fever in people exposed to the aerosol The symptom lasted several days | |||||||||||
