| Event name: | US-04-010 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Southern puffer fish - Sphoeroides nephelus. | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Human poisoning events are followed up by Florida Department of Health. Puffer fish toxicity events) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (19 cases in 2002; 3 cases in 2003) | |
| Individuals to contact: | LANDSBERG, Jan | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Indian River Lagoon north, near Titusville, Florida East coast HAB Area code(s): US-15 |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Pyrodinium bahamense
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Additional information: | Multiple assays. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Puffer fish harvesting in the Indian River Lagoon has been banned by the FWC since 2002; routine PSP monitoring implemented since 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | Followed up by Florida Department of Health. Other: Saxitoxin puffer fish poisoning - 5 cases in 2004. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
