| Event name: | US-01-015 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 1,070 µg STXeq /100 g) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Blue Mussels, Geoduck Clams, Manila Clams, Pacific Oysters. | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (WA Dept. of Health, office of Food Safety & Shellfish Programs, Marine Biotoxin Monitoring Program.) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Some of the inlets of South Puget Sound have had previous PSP closures, while others were closed for the first time in history.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | COX, Frank | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
South Puget Sound: Carr Inlet, Case Inlet, El, Washington. HAB Area code(s): US-24 |
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| Additional location information: | South Puget Sound: Carr Inlet, Case Inlet, Eld Inlet, Pickering and Peale Passages are areas which closed and had a previous history of PSP Closures. Totten and Hammersley Inlets closed for the first time in history. | |
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| Additional date-related information: | Dates of quarantine levels: 24/07/01 - 31/10/01. Both recreational and commercial shellfish closures began in July, 2001. The Commercial closures were lifted by the end of October, while some recreational closures continued for Butter Clam only closures into the new year. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium catenella
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | ||||||||||||||||
| Additional information: | Blue Mussels - most toxic species. 1,070 µg/100g of shellfish tissue on 8/01/01 in Blue mussels | ||||||||||||||||
| Economic losses: | Recreational and commercial shellfish harvest seasons were interrupted, causing an economic loss to the South Puget Sound Washington communities. | ||||||||||||||||
| Management decision: | DOH closed shellfish harvesting at impacted areas to protect public health. | ||||||||||||||||
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