| Event name: | CL-94-002 | |
| Country: | CHILE | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 10800 MU) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | M. chilensis | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | No | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (since 1908) | |
| Individuals to contact: | SCHWEIBOLD Laura | |
| Location: | Latitude: -53.650000, Longitude: -70.933333 | |
| General location information: |
San Juan, Magallanes HAB Area code(s): CL-22 |
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| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:1994-01-02 |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium catenella
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Event-related bibliography: | Lagos, N., 1998. Microalgal blooms: a global issue with negative impact in Chile. Biol. Res. 31, 375–386. | |
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| Additional harmful effect information: | 8 people intoxicated | |||||||||||
