Event name: | US-96-014 | |
Country: | UNITED STATES | |
Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
Event directly affected: |
Humans | |
Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 456 µg STXeq / 100 g mussels.) | |
Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Mussels. | |
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes | |
Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (General area has had PSP problems in the past from unapproved (classified) area of harvest.) | |
Individuals to contact: | OSTASZ, Michael J. |
Location: | Latitude: 58.425000, Longitude: -152.815278 | |
General location information: |
Kodiak Island., Alaska. HAB Area code(s): US-26 |
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Additional location information: | Pillar Creek area on Kodiak Island, Alaska. | |
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:1996-05-10 Start: 1996-05-10, |
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Causative organism known: | No | |
Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium sp.
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Suspected. |
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Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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Additional information: | PSP Tests: a) Mussel soup (mussel cooked in wine sauce) negative for PSP; b) Vomitus negative for PSP; c) Mussels from area (6 days later) 456 and 435 µg/100 g | |||||||||||
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