| Event name: | US-24-028 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish , Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 48.5-956 ug/100g) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | 42 human illnesses reported consistent with PSP intoxication, 23 sought medical help, 7 hospitalized, all survived. This has not happened ever before in Oregon and was an unprecedented event in terms of intensity and resultant human health impacts. | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Oregon Department of Agriculture biotoxin monitoring) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Yes but intoxications have not been this extreme) | |
| Individuals to contact: | Manderson, Alex | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Coastline of Oregon, HAB Area code(s): US-22 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2024-05-23, End: 2024-09-25 | |
| Additional date-related information: | many of the intoxications memorial dayweekend | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium spp.
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Additional information: | Unofficial sample collected by a family was 5,500 ug/100g | |||||||||||
| Economic losses: | Industry shut down in many areas due to inability to harvest, tourism loss due to recreational clamming and shellfish harvest closures. | |||||||||||
| Management decision: | Statewide recreational shellfish closures, regional commercial shellfish closures | |||||||||||
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