| Event name: | AU-08-001 | |
| Country: | AUSTRALIA | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 0.14ppb P-CTX-1 in human liver) | |
| Associated syndrome: | CFP (Ciguatera Fish Poisoning) | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | No | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes | |
| Individuals to contact: | Hallegraeff Gustaaf | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Brisbane, HAB Area code(s): AU-20 |
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| Additional location information: | reef fish purchased in Brisbane | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Gambierdiscus spp.
( cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | Hamilton et al. 2010. Toxicon 56, 668-673 | |
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| Additional information: | CREM-LC/MS-MS | |||||||||||
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| Additional harmful effect information: | 1 male 87yr, 88kg, 164 died; his wife and son survived | |||||||||||
