| Event name: | GB-03-005 | |
| Country: | UNITED KINGDOM | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: DA > 20µg/100g) | |
| Associated syndrome: | ASP | |
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| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Food Standards Agency, Scotland Shellfish Toxin Monitoring Programme) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (See previous reports for these regions) | |
| Individuals to contact: | BRESNAN, Eileen , MURRAY, LORNA | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
East , West and Northern Scotland, including Islands, Scotland HAB Area code(s): GB-15 GB-16 GB-17 GB-18 GB-19 GB-20 GB-21 GB-22 GB-23 |
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| Additional location information: | Extensive closures throughout the year beginning in April 2003 and continuing in different regions until the beginning of the following year. Majority of closcures were in the latter part of the year - this may reflect increased sampling during this period | |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2003-04-12, End: 2004-02-12 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Pseudo-nitzschia spp.
(2,000,000 cells/L)
cell count variable between sites |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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