| Event name: | AR-88-001 | |
| 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: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Aulacomya ater | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | No | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (1980) | |
| Individuals to contact: | SCHWEIBOLD Laura | |
| Location: | Latitude: -42.766667, Longitude: -65.015556 | |
| General location information: |
Bahia Nueva, Golfo Nuevo HAB Area code(s): AR-17 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:1988-01-01 |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium tamarense (Lebour) Balech 1985
(750000 cells/L)
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: |
Prorocentrum micans
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | Esteves, J.L., Santinelli, N., Sastre, V., Díaz, R., Rivas, O. (1992). A toxic dinoflagellate bloom and PSP production associated with upwelling in Golfo Nuevo, Patagonia, Argentina. Hydrobiología 242: 115-122. | |
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| Additional harmful effect information: | four human intoxications with hospitalization at the last stage of illness . | |||||||||||
