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General Information

Event name: CA-16-005
Country: CANADA
Nature of the harmful event:
Event directly affected:
 Shellfish
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: 81 ug/100g - 248 ug/100g)
Associated syndrome: PSP
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: No
Event occurred before in this location:
Individuals to contact: McKENZIE, Cynthia

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 48.325000, Longitude: -68.855278
General location information: , Quebec Region
HAB Area code(s): CA-07
Additional location information:
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): Event Date:2016-06-28
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): End: 2016-08-11
Additional date-related information: toxin found in blue mussel

Microalgae

Causative organism known: No
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Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
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 04:41 on 13 Apr 2017
Updated at 08:55 on 16 Feb 2018
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