General Information

Event name: US-01-022
Country: UNITED STATES
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: 64 µg STXeq / 100 g & 658 µg STXeq / 100 g)
Associated syndrome: PSP
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 & Date

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General location information: Gold Beach., Oregon.
HAB Area code(s): US-22
Additional location information: Pacific NW, USA. The first PSP event was centered on the north coast, but, toxins levels were detectable on the south coast. The second event was located on the extreme south coast, 30 - 60 miles from California.
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Additional date-related information: Date of quarantine levels: 02/07/01-23/07/01. 07/08/01 - 30/10/01. There were two distinct PSP events in 2001. See aditional Harmful effects info.

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Alexandrium spp. ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
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Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: No Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity: 0
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
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Additional harmful effect information: There were two distinct Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) events in 2001. PSP toxin levels in shellfish were < 40 µg /100 g from Jan to May. During the week of May 21, levels in mussels elevated to 40 – 64 µg /100 g on the entire coast. In early June
Updated at 03:40 on 26 Jun 2020
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