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General Information

Event name: US-17-026
Country: UNITED STATES
Nature of the harmful event:
 Water Discoloration , Other ( neurotoxin production)
Event directly affected:
 Humans
Toxicity detected: Yes
Associated syndrome: OTHER
Unexplained toxicity:
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): Northeast River, trib to the Chesapeake Bay had Cuspidothrix (formerly Aphanizomenon) issatschenkoi on 6/15/17. Anatoxin was 6.2ug/L
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes (Maryland Phytoplankton Monitoring Program)
Event occurred before in this location: No
Individuals to contact: WAZNIAK, Cathy

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 39.569722, Longitude: -75.959722
General location information: Northeast River, Chesapeake Bay,
HAB Area code(s): US-10
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Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): First detection: 2017-06-15, End: 2017-06-18
Additional date-related information: Large rainstorm washed out the bloom

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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Created at 10:54 on 23 Apr 2018
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