| Event name: | US-18-011 | |
| 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: 44µg) | |
| Associated syndrome: | DSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Blue mussels | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Marine Biotoxin Program at the Washington State Department of Health, Office of Environmental and Health and Safety.) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (The first DSP closure in North Puget Sound was in 2012.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | BORCHERT, Jerry , Coyne, Audrey | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Washington State, North Puget Sound, Pacific Northwest HAB Area code(s): US-24 |
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| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2018-07-09, End: 2018-10-22 | |
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| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Dinophysis spp.
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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