| Event name: | US-07-010 | |
| 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: Area 1: 0-486ug stx eq/100g; Area 2: 0-776) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | Yes (Floating barrel covered in mussels, recovered in Area 1, resulting MBA showed PSP levels at >18k ug stx eq/100g - higher than inshore values in Maine. Suspect barrel originated in the Canadian Maritimes) | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Mussels from barrel were eaten by a family of 4, resulting in intoxification of all 4, and hospitalization of 3. | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Maine Department of Marine Resources) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes | |
| Individuals to contact: | COUTURE, Darcie A. | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Gulf of Maine, Maine HAB Area code(s): US-01 US-02 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2007-05-09, End: 2007-08-06 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium sp.
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Additional information: | All Max concentration units are ug stx eq/100g. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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