Harmful Algal Information System: Event US-94-026

General Information

Event name:	US-94-026
Country:	UNITED STATES
Nature of the harmful event:	Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:	Humans
Toxicity detected:	Yes (Approximate range: 18,684 痢 STXeq /100 g.)
Associated syndrome:	PSP
Unexplained toxicity:	No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):	Raw mussels.
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme:	Yes
Event occurred before in this location:	Yes (General area has had PSP occurrences and morbidity in the past.)
Individuals to contact:	OSTASZ, Michael J.

Location:	Latitude: 57.700000, Longitude: -152.333333
General location information:	Chiniak Bay area on Kodiak Island., Alaska. HAB Area code(s): US-26
Additional location information:	13-mile indentation on the NE coast of Kodiak Island.
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):	Event Date:1994-05-25 Start: 1994-05-25,
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Causative organism known:	No
Causative Species/Genus:	Alexandrium sp. ( cells/L)
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus:
Chlorophyll concentration, if known:	µg/l
Additional bloom information:	Causative species: Suspect Alexandrium.
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Additional Environmental information:

N/A.

Species containing the toxin	Toxin type	Toxin details	Max. concentration	Assay type
Mussels tissue (26/5/94)	Saxitoxins	STX eq	18,684	Bioassay-Mouse

Kit used: No

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Management decision:

Samples to be taken and press release to be issued.

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