General Information

Event name: JP-03-042
Country: JAPAN
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: over 0.05 MU/G)
Associated syndrome: DSP
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Counter plan program on shellfish poisoning)
Event occurred before in this location:
Individuals to contact: WATANABE, Yasunori , IMAI, Ichiro , ITAKURA, Shigeru

Location & Date

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General location information: Eastern area of Mutsu Bay (Aomori prefecture), East Tohoku
HAB Area code(s): JP-02
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Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): First detection: 2003-05-29, End: 2003-07-31
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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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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Patinopecten yessoensis Okadaic Acid over 0.05 MU/G Bioassay-Mouse
Kit used: No Type of kit used:
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