| Event name: | US-17-011 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Shellfish | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning: California Mussels (Mytilus californicus), 1812 ug/100 g; Giant Rock Scallop (Crassadoma gigantea) viscera, 507 ug/100 g.) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
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| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (California Department of Public Health Marine Biotoxin Monitoring Program) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning is somewhat common along entire California coast. The median of all mussels above the 80 ug/100g alert limit through the year (13 elevated samples) was 162, so the 1812 sample is higher than normal.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | ZUBKOUSKY-WHITE, Vanessa | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Central and Northern California, HAB Area code(s): US-21 |
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| Additional location information: | 1/11 for Monterey Bay rock scallops, 1st event 8/30/17 (2nd) 1/11 for Monterey mussels (1st) 10/16 for Sonoma County mussels (2nd) Final 3/7/17 for MB rock scallops (1st) 10/10 for MB rock scallops (2nd) 6/26 for MC mussels 1st 10/22 for SC mussels (2nd) | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Alexandrium spp.
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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