The Washington State Department of Health says it discovered paralytic shellfish poisoning toxins in Skagit Bay. It was ...

Elevated levels of naturally occurring toxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning were initially detected in shellfish on the Oregon coast on May 17, according to state officials. Since then ...

Since then, a paralytic shellfish poisoning outbreak has sickened at least 31 people in Oregon, according to the Oregon Health Authority. The agency has asked people who have harvested or eaten ...

Officials detected unsafe paralytic shellfish poison levels from Alki Beach all the way south to Dash Point State Park in ...

Oysters, bay clams, and other shellfish harvested in Washington and Oregon could cause paralytic shellfish poisoning, the FDA has recently warned. This type of poisoning can be fatal. Here's what ...

Among people, there were 132 reports of paralytic shellfish poisoning between 1993 to 2021, with the highest prevalence in Southeast Alaska and the Kodiak Archipelago, according to a bulletin ...

Paralytic shellfish poisoning biotoxin was detected in molluscan shellfish at Birch Bay, according to the state health ...

Mussel harvesting is closed along the southern Oregon coast due to paralytic shellfish poisoning above the safety threshold.

This biotoxin affects the nervous system and paralyzes muscles, according to the Washington State Department of Health. High levels of paralytic shellfish poisoning can cause severe illness and death.

Most people with paralytic shellfish poisoning will begin to develop symptoms within 30 minutes of consuming contaminated seafood. Severity and symptoms can vary significantly, meaning the FDA ...