| Event name: | US-90-025 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
Humans | |
| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 7,750 µg STXeq / 100 g.) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | Butter clams | |
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (Previous occurrences N.E. At Perryville, Alaska with mussels.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | OSTASZ, Michael J. | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Volcano Bay., Alaska. HAB Area code(s): US-26 |
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| Additional location information: | Volcano Bay (SW end of), Aleutian Peninsula, 3 miles across, 28 miles E of village of Cold Bay (55º13'N, 162º00'W). | |
| Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd): |
Event Date:1990-06-27 Start: 1990-06-27, |
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| Additional date-related information: | On or about 6/27/90. | |
| Causative organism known: | No | |
| Causative Species/Genus: |
Protogonyaulax sp.
( cells/L)
suspected |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Management decision: | Two press releases stating risk of harvesing from unapproved areas (recreational beaches). | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | One death - male, 47 years-old. Consumed 35-40 butter clams. | |||||||||||||||||||||
