General Information

Event name: GB-01-005
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: 200 µg STX eq/100g)
Associated syndrome: PSP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Scottish Government Shellfish Toxin Monitoring Programme)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes (See earlier HAEDAT forms from this area)
Individuals to contact: BRESNAN, Eileen , TURRELL, Elizabeth

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 57.578333, Longitude: 5.612778
General location information: Loch Torridon, Rossshire
HAB Area code(s): GB-17
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Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): First detection: 2001-05-21, End: 2001-06-10
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
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Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
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Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
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Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity: 0
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Mytilus edulis Saxitoxins 220 µg STX eq/100g Bioassay-Mouse
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IOC/UNESCO ISSHA
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