Alaska’s first shellfish toxin death in 10 years comes amid signs of spreading harmful algal blooms
Tests found toxin levels so in high at one site that eating a single mussel could be fatal.
July 21, 2020
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A resident of the Aleutian community of Unalaska/Dutch Harbor has died after eating toxin-laded shellfish from a local beach, Alaska officials reported.
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