Penguin Die-Off Spring 2009

[Lizw]

Re: Penguin Die-Off Spring 2009

Lethal red tide threatens south shores of Chile
Region V health authorities have prohibited the harvest, consumption and sale of all shellfish found between Queilén and Quellon in the Aysén region. The decision was made after water samples showed a concentration of “red tide,” the deadly micro algae Alexandrium catenella, which was ten times the level tolerated by the human system.

My God, what an absolutely horrifying picture.

 

[Rocky]

Re: Penguin Die-Off Spring 2009

hmmmm, in the same time period...

Source: http://www.cuyonoticias.com/index.php/suplementos/salud/4824-epidemia-de-dengue-en-el-chaco.html


Epidemia de Dengue en el Chaco
Google translation from Spanish:

Dengue epidemic in the Chaco
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 12:22

The government of the northern Argentine province of Chaco, near Paraguay, reported today that 784 cases are "confirmed" for victims of dengue fever, amid a controversy with mayors to ensure that there is an epidemic of the disease.
"The situation is under control," said Minister of Chaco

Health, Sandra Mendoza, responding to the local press about the fact
that in ten days have doubled case "confirmed" by
people suffering from dengue in the province.
"It is not an epidemic, but it is an outbreak," stressed the
Minister, wife of the governor of Chaco, Jorge Capitanich on
I Arreciado criticism for allegedly tampering with
health statistics.
Mendoza explained that the difference in the numbers of patients
spread the mayor and the provincial government is "to
how to make projections, which depends on each epidemiologist.
Official statistics speak ill of "confirmed" and
people with symptoms similar to those of victims of dengue fever, which
according to several mayors are in thousands.
In this sense, the mayor of the town of Chaco Charat,
Michael Weaver, said that in his district there are over 6000 cases "
victims of the disease transmitting mosquito "Aedes
aegypti.
"This outbreak has already become an epidemic," stressed the
mayor, who on Tuesday led a march of neighbors
calling you to spray the area with the suspect until
insecticides have now been used up.
In statements to local newspapers, Weaver questioned the "lack
reaction "by the health authorities view that" more
of 45 days "had been warned" about a possible outbreak of dengue and
Now it is suspected that it was scented with the mosquitoes in the
spraying.
"Negligence is not reporting on time and make the campaigns
necessary to curb this situation, it makes little minister
Mendoza tried to fool us by saying that this was an outbreak of
flu, "the mayor Charat.
At the beginning of this month reported the death of a woman in the
Argentine province of Salta, near Bolivia, which reached
two fatalities from dengue so far this year
this country.
Salta has declared a health emergency and like Chaco
increased spraying to combat the mosquito transmitter
dengue fever, whose symptoms include high fever, headache, vomiting and
skin rashes and can cause death by bleeding.

 

[Rocky]

Re: Penguin Die-Off Spring 2009

doing a quick search, I found a map of a tagged Peregrine that flew north slightly behind the time frame I was looking for, but it doesn't mean there weren't others that took the same path...

http://www.frg.org/track_pefa12.htm

tagged
15 March 2009
N. of La Trinchera, Chile
-34.59 (S), -72.11 (W)

 

[Rocky]

Thousands of dead fish Maech 2009

Thousands of dead fish Maech 2009

Thousands of dead fish Maech 2009

There were thousands of dead fish in Lake San Roque (Córdoba)
Argentina, Marzo del 2009

Argentina, March 2009


Desde Ambiente de la Provincia sospechan que las algas rojas provocaron la mortandad.

Environment of the Province since they suspect that the red algae caused the deaths.

El olor invadió el centro de la ciudad.

The smell invaded the city center.

Preocupación en la población.

Concern in the population.

Villa Carlos Paz. Villa Carlos Paz. Un olor nauseabundo se esparció desde la madrugada de ayer por la zona céntrica de Villa Carlos Paz, que bordea la desembocadura del río San Antonio en el dique San Roque.

A nauseating smell spread from early yesterday morning by the center of Villa Carlos Paz, along the mouth of the San Antonio River in San Roque dam.

La causa fue una gran mortandad de peces que comenzó a observarse desde la jornada anterior y que ayer tuvo su pico más alto en horas de la mañana.

The cause was a large fish kill that began to be observed from the previous day and yesterday had its highest peak in the morning.

Mojarras, camarones y pejerreyes fueron algunas de las especies que se pudieron ver en la superficie, lo que generó mucha preocupación en la población. Mojarras,

shrimp and pejerreyes were some of the species were seen on the surface, which generated much concern among the population.

El San Roque es la principal fuente de agua de la ciudad de Córdoba y el San Antonio provee del vital elemento a Villa Carlos Paz.

The San Roque is the main water source for the city of Cordova and the San Antonio provides the vital element to Villa Carlos Paz.

Ayer, alertados por el personal de Villa Carlos Paz, especialistas de la Subsecretaría de Recursos Hídricos de la Provincia llegaron hasta el embalse para tomar muestras del agua y comenzar a investigar cuál fue la causal de la muerte de los peces.

Yesterday, alerted by the staff of Villa Carlos Paz, specialists of the Secretariat for Water Resources of the Province came to the barrier to take samples of water and begin to ascertain the cause of death of fish.

Fuentes de esa repartición anticiparon que una de las hipótesis es que la creciente que llegó durante la madrugada de ayer provocó la muerte de algas rojas y esto a su vez habría sido la causa de la mortandad de los peces.

Sources anticipate that the breakdown of the scenarios is that it came during the growing dawn yesterday caused the death of red algae, and this in turn would have been the cause of death of fish.

Según aclararon desde el organismo provincial, esa es sólo una de las hipótesis, y apuntaron que la proliferación de este tipo de algas les quita el oxígeno a los peces.

According to provincial cleared from the body, this is just one of the scenarios, and noted that the proliferation of algae deprives fish of oxygen.

Esa misma línea investigativa manejan los técnicos de Ambiente de la Provincia, que también analizarán las muestras.

That same research manage the technical environment of the province, which also analyzed the samples.

El agua será analizada y comparada con las muestras que viene tomando, desde el pasado viernes, Recursos Hídricos en los diques Los Molinos y San Roque.

The water will be analyzed and compared with samples that are taken, since last Friday, Water dams in Los Molinos and San Roque.

"Esta problemática ocurre particularmente en aguas estancadas, en épocas de intenso calor y en momentos de intensa caída de lluvia", indicaron desde Ambiente.

"This problem occurs particularly in stagnant water, in times of intense heat and in moments of intense rain," reported from Ambiente.

Cabe recordar que hace un año, el gobernador Juan Schiaretti junto a la ex secretaria de Medio Ambiente, Romina Picolotti, inauguraron el sistema de difusores en el embalse, que insufla oxígeno en distintas zonas del lago para combatir su eutrofización (falta de oxígeno) y consecuente contaminación.

It is recalled that a year ago, Governor Juan Schiaretti next to the former Environment Secretary, Romina Picolotti, inaugurated the system of diffusers in the reservoir, which breathes oxygen in different areas of the lake to fight the eutrophication (oxygen) and consequent pollution.

 

[Rocky]

Re: Penguin Die-Off Spring 2009

Chile went from no cases to passing Brazil in only a week...

 

[Rocky]

Re: Penguin Die-Off Spring 2009

Since I started this thread, from zero to 1773 confirmed cases and 3 fatalities in Chile... they are 4th in the world now in the number of cases.

has anyone found more info on whether a Penguin has ever been diagnosed with Bird Flu?