General Information

Event name: JP-02-001
Country: JAPAN
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: 17.9 MU/g)
Associated syndrome: PSP
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Counter plan program on shellfish poisoning)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes
Individuals to contact: WATANABE, Yasunori , IMAI, Ichiro , ITAKURA, Shigeru

Location & Date

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HAB Area code(s): JP-05
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Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): First detection: 2002-01-08, End: 2002-05-15
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
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Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
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Environmental Conditions

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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
Oyster Saxitoxins STX eq 17.9 MU/g Bioassay-Mouse
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