| Event name: | AR-99-001 | |
| Country: | ARGENTINA | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes | |
| Associated syndrome: | DSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | ||
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Aulacomya ater and Mytilus edulis | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | ||
| Individuals to contact: | Moita, Teresa | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Buenos Aires, Gulfs San José and Nuevo HAB Area code(s): AR-03 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:1999-03-01 |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Prorocentrum lima (Ehrenberg) Stein 1878
( cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | Gayoso, A.M., S. Dover, S.L. Morton, M. Busman, P.D.R. Moeller, V.K. Fulco, and L. Maranda. 2002. Diarrhetic shellfish poisoning associated with Prorocentrum lima (Dinophyceae) in Patagonian Gulfs (Argentina). Journal of Shellfish Research 21:461–463. | |
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| Additional harmful effect information: | 40 persons intoxicated | ||||||
