| Event name: | US-09-009 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Water Discoloration , High Phyto concentration , Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish , Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 8,845 ug stx eq/100 g) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Mya arenaria; local residents harvested from a closed area and consumed clams. One person hospitalized and released. | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Maine Department of Marine Resources) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (PSP outbreaks are a regular occurrence in Maine) | |
| Individuals to contact: | COUTURE, Darcie A. | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Eastern Maine (Penobscot Bay to Canada), Gulf of Maine HAB Area code(s): US-01 |
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| Additional location information: | At peak bloom, ~97% of shellfish resource beds were closed due to PSP | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | Start: 2009/05/27, End: 2009/08/25 | |
| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2009/05/18, End: 2009/11/05 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium acatenella
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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