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General Information

Event name: CA-14-006
Country: CANADA
Nature of the harmful event:
 Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
 Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: 105 - 4340 ug STXdiHCL eq/100g)
Associated syndrome: PSP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Canadian Food Inspection Biotoxin Monitoring Program)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes
Individuals to contact: McKENZIE, Cynthia

Location & Date

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General location information: Deadmans Harbour, New Brunswick
HAB Area code(s): CA-22
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Start: 2014-04-30, End: 2014-12-16
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Additional date-related information: Maximum toxin levels found on July 10, 2014

Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
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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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Additional harmful effect information: Toxin found in clam and scallop, PSP, Saxotoxin, Max 4340 ug STXdiHCL/100g
Created at 02:39 on 10 Apr 2015
Updated at 06:03 on 10 Apr 2015
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