General Information

Event name: CA-04-039
Country: CANADA
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: 117.0ug/g)
Associated syndrome: ASP
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Monitoring Program of Toxic and Harmful Algae)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes (Presence of ASP toxins in Gulf of St. Lawrence since 1998)
Individuals to contact: BONNEAU, Esther , SAUVÉ, Gilbert , STARR, Michel

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 47.423889, Longitude: -61.774722
General location information: Iles-de-la Madeleine, Quebec Region
HAB Area code(s): CA-23
Additional location information: Commercial mussel cultivation
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2004-08-24
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): First detection: 2004-08-04, End: 2004-09-14
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Pseudo-nitzschia seriata (260 cells/L)
2004-06-22
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Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
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Environmental Conditions

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Toxin Assay Information

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Created at 07:04 on 22 Jul 2013
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