General Information

Event name: MY-18-001
Country: MALAYSIA
Nature of the harmful event:
High Phyto concentration
Event directly affected:
Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes
Associated syndrome: ASP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location: No
Individuals to contact: Lim, Po Teen , Teng, Sing Tung , Leaw, Chui Pin

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 4.384444, Longitude: 113.970278
General location information: Miri, Sarawak
HAB Area code(s): MY-9
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Pseudo-nitzschia cuspidata (Hasle) Hasle 1993 (2500000 cells/L)
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Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
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Environmental Conditions

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Toxin Assay Information

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Created at 08:20 on 12 Feb 2020
Updated at 09:46 on 12 Feb 2020
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