General Information

Event name: US-19-025
Country: UNITED STATES
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: Pacific Oyster (Crassostrea gigas) 82 ug/100g; California Mussels (Mytilus californicus) 734 ug/100g; Gaper Clam (Tresus nuttallii) 192 ug/100g; Washington Clam 133 ug/100g)
Associated syndrome: PSP
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): Pacific Oyster (Crassostrea gigas), California Mussels (Mytilus californicus), Gaper Clam (Tresus nuttallii), Washington Clam
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (California Department of Public Health Marine Biotoxin Monitoring Program)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes
Individuals to contact: ZUBKOUSKY-WHITE, Vanessa

Location & Date

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General location information: Northern California, Sonoma, Santa Cruz, and Marin counties
HAB Area code(s): US-21
Additional location information: 4/24-5/1 CA mussels (Santa Cruz), 6/6-6/23 All species (Sonoma/Marin), 8/20-9/20 CA mussels (Sonoma)
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Start: 2019-04-24, End: 2019-09-20
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Microalgae

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

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Toxin Assay Information

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Created at 09:06 on 8 Apr 2020
Updated at 09:12 on 8 Apr 2020
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