General Information

Event name: DE-02-002
Country: GERMANY
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: >400 ug/kg PSP toxins in mussels (Mytlilus edulis))
Associated syndrome: PSP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (shellfish toxin monitoring Schleswig-Holstein)
Event occurred before in this location: Yes (rare for PSP toxins in mussels > regulartory limit)
Individuals to contact: CEMBELLA, Allan , ELBRÄCHTER, Malte

Location & Date

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General location information: Schleswig-Holstein (Sylt region), DE-03
HAB Area code(s): DE-03
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Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Alexandrium tamarense ( cells/L)
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Chlorophyll concentration, if known: µg/l
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Environmental Conditions

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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Mytilus edulis Saxitoxins >400 μg/kg LC
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Created at 06:37 on 13 Apr 2015
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