| Event name: | CA-98-003 | |
| Country: | CANADA | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes | |
| Associated syndrome: | ||
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | No | |
| Individuals to contact: | LEVASSEUR, Maurice , SAUVÉ, Gilbert | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Iles-de-la-Madeleine, Québec Region HAB Area code(s): CA-23 |
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| Additional location information: | Magdalen Islands | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | ||
| Additional date-related information: | August 98. | |
| Causative organism known: | Yes | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Pseudo-nitzschia delicatissima
( cells/L)
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
| Additional bloom information: | During the same period, low levels for P. delicatissima were measured in the laguna of Havre-aux-Maisons. | |
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| Additional information: | For the first time, traces of domoic acid have been measured in scallops (gonads) harvested in the vicinity of the Islands. Toxins concentrations were very low and presented no tread for human consumption. Nevertheless, this was the first report of the presence of domoic acid in shellfish collected in this part of the St. Lawrence. | ||||||
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| Management decision: | The monitoring of domoic acid will continue next year. We are currently trying to isolate P. delicatissima in order to determine its toxicity. | ||||||
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