| Event name: | US-18-022 | |
| 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: 110-4760ug/100g) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | California mussels | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (California Department of Public Health Marine Biotoxin Monitoring Program) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning is somewhat common along entire California coast. The median of all mussels above the 80ug/100g alert limit through the year (43 elevated mussel samples) was 341, so the 4760 sample is higher than normal.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | ZUBKOUSKY-WHITE, Vanessa | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Northern California, HAB Area code(s): US-21 |
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| Additional location information: | Eventually covered ICES Area codes 19, 20, and 21; started in 20/21, went north to 21, then south to 19. | |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2018-01-08, End: 2018-08-07 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium spp.
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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