| Event name: | US-93-019 | |
| Country: | UNITED STATES | |
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Nature of the harmful event: |
Seafood toxins | |
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Event directly affected: |
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| Toxicity detected: | Yes (Approximate range: 170 µg STXeq / 100 g in wild sea mussels.) | |
| Associated syndrome: | PSP | |
| Unexplained toxicity: | No | |
| Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector): | ||
| Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Shellfish Monitoring Program. State of California Department of Health Services. (SCDHS).) | |
| Event occurred before in this location: | Yes (1981, '91, '92, '93.) | |
| Individuals to contact: | ROSS, Maria R. | |
| Location: | Latitude: , Longitude: | |
| General location information: |
Del Norte County., California. HAB Area code(s): US-21 |
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| Additional date-related information: | March-April, August-October. | |
| Causative organism known: | No | |
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| Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
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| Kit used: No | Type of kit used: | |||||||||||
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| Management decision: | Special quarantine on sports harvested mussels was lifted on Dec. 15. | |||||||||||
| Additional harmful effect information: | The wild sea mussels exhibited high measurable levels of PSP. | |||||||||||
