| Event name: | US-01-021 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 0 - 37.7 ppm DA.) | |
| Associated syndrome: | ASP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | None. | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Oregon Dept of Agriculture, Shellfish Sanitation Program.) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes | |
| Individuals to contact: | CANNON, Deborah F. | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Nehalem Bay., Oregon. HAB Area code(s): US-22 |
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| Additional location information: | This event was evident in shellfish toxicity along the north and central coast where mussels and razor clams are available for sampling. Other shellfish (oysters), tested in coastal bays, did not contain any levels of DA except mussels located in one bay "hanging" sample (Nehalem Bay) . | |
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| Additional date-related information: | Date of quarantine levels: 22/03/01 - 06/12/01. This event may have actually been two Domoic Acid (DA) events. No new DA apparent in Jan/Feb monitoring. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Pseudo-nitzschia spp.
( cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Additional harmful effect information: | This event may have actually been two Domoic Acid (DA) events. No new DA apparent in Jan/Feb monitoring. Clatsop Beach razor clams were < 2 ppm on 2/7/01. In early 3/01 DA levels elevated in North & Central coast mussels (2.1 - 4.6 ppm) which are usual | ||||||
