Event name: | US-02-001 | |
Country: | UNITED STATES | |
Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
Event directly affected: |
Humans | |
Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 2 samples: 6,674 – 7,112 µg STXeq/100 g.) | |
Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Mussels ?? | |
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | No | |
Event occurred before in this location: | No | |
Individuals to contact: | OSTASZ, Michael J. |
Location: | Latitude: 58.416667, Longitude: -135.433333 | |
General location information: |
Excursion Inlet Estuary., Alaska. HAB Area code(s): US-25 |
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Additional location information: | 6-8 miles from Exclusion Inlet. | |
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:2002-06-09 Start: 2002-04-09, |
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Additional date-related information: | Sampling date 9/6/02. |
Causative organism known: | Yes | |
Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium sp.
( cells/L)
Suspect via symptoms |
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Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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Additional harmful effect information: | High sample of range was a combination of cooked mussels and fresh mussels. |