Harmful Algal Information System: Event ES-08-002

General Information

Event name:	ES-08-002
Country:	SPAIN
Nature of the harmful event:	Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:	Humans
Toxicity detected:	Yes
Associated syndrome:	CFP (Ciguatera Fish Poisoning)
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):	Seriola fasciata
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme:	No
Event occurred before in this location:	No
Individuals to contact:	DIOGENE, Jorge , FERNANDEZ, Margarita

Location & Date

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General location information:	Tenerife, Canary Islands HAB Area code(s): ES-29
Additional location information:	Tenerife
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):	Event Date:2008-11-01
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Microalgae

Causative organism known:	Yes
Causative Species/Genus:	Gambierdiscus spp. ( cells/L)
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Chlorophyll concentration, if known:	µg/l
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Event-related bibliography:	https://www3.gobiernodecanarias.org/sanidad/scs////content/1fe51efb-05ff-11ea-8901-57241ef378d0/Epidemiologia_de_la_ciguatera_en_Canarias.pdf https://www3.gobiernodecanarias.org/sanidad/scs/contenidoGenerico.jsp?idDocument=bb1799ed-b4c0-11de-ae50-15aa3b9230b7&idCarpeta=0f67aaf7-9d88-11e0-b0dc-e55e53ccc42c

Environmental Conditions

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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin	Toxin type	Toxin details	Max. concentration	Assay type
Seriola fasciata	Ciguatoxins			Cytotoxicity

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Presence of toxins was confirmed

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Additional harmful effect information:

25 cases in this outbreak Clinical Criteria Any person having neurologic symptoms, if other causes have been excluded. Most frequent symptoms are: paraesthesia, cold allodynia, dysesthesia, pruritus without urticarial or erythema, diffuses pain and muscle

Created at 06:33 on 26 Jun 2020
Updated at 12:05 on 26 Jun 2020