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General Information

Event name: US-18-025
Country: UNITED STATES
Nature of the harmful event:
 Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
 Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: 206-216ug/100g)
Associated syndrome: PSP
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
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.)
Individuals to contact: ZUBKOUSKY-WHITE, Vanessa

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: , Longitude:
General location information: Southern California,
HAB Area code(s): US-19
Additional location information: Eventually covered ICES Area codes 19, 20, and 21; started in 20/21, went north to 21, then south to 19.
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): First detection: 2018-04-13, End: 2018-05-02
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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

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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Bay mussels Saxitoxins 216 ug/100g Bioassay-Mouse
California mussels Saxitoxins 206 ug/100 Bioassay-Mouse
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Created at 02:28 on 29 Mar 2019