| Event name: | US-95-014 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | No | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Butter clams, Razor clams. | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (1982 outbreak at Second Hand Beach in the general vicinity showed mussels with levels of greater that 5,000 µg/100 grams that affected five people.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | OSTASZ, Michael J. | |
| Location: | Latitude: 55.866667, Longitude: -159.333333 | |
| General location information: |
Humpback Bay., Alaska. HAB Area code(s): US-26 |
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| Additional location information: | On the south side of the Alaska Peninsula near Perryville, Alaska. | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:1995-04-02 Start: 1995-04-02, |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium spp.
( cells/L)
Suspect. |
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| Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: | ||
| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Temperature Range During Event: | Max: °C, Min: °C | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth Comments | No identification made of water sample. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional Environmental information: | Relatively flat bottom bay with depths to 21 fathoms. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Press release made. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | 7 individuals twith varying symptoms of nausea, numbnes of hands and feet, dizziness and nubness in mouth. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
