Event name: | ZAF-58-001 | |
Country: | SOUTH AFRICA | |
Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
Event directly affected: |
Humans | |
Toxicity detected: | Yes | |
Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Mytilus meridionalis | |
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | No | |
Event occurred before in this location: | Yes | |
Individuals to contact: | MANSFIELD, Lisa , SCHWEIBOLD Laura |
Location: | Latitude: -33.890278, Longitude: 18.382500 | |
General location information: |
Cape region, West coast HAB Area code(s): ZAF-01 |
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:1958-05-01 |
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Causative organism known: | No | |
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Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
Additional bloom information: | Gymnodinium genus suspected | |
Event-related bibliography: | SAPEIKA, N. 1958 - Mussel poisoning: a recent outbreak. S. Afr. med. J. 32: 527. |
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Additional information: | Bioassay positive on mice and cats, toxin described as a "very potent alkaloid" | |||||||||||
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Additional harmful effect information: | Two humans poisoned, one died after a 4 days hospitalization |