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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning restaurants, food retailers and consumers to avoid certain shellfish from Washington and Oregon over concerns they've been contaminated with toxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning, which has sickened around two dozen people so far.
Shellfish from those areas were then distributed throughout those states and in Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada and New York. PSP intoxication symptoms can include tingling of the mouth, respiratory paralysis, limb numbness,"pins and needles" sensation, floating feeling, vomiting and more, per the FDA. There is no antidote, but treatment includes respiratory support and fluid therapy.
The Oregon Health Authority says at least 20 people have fallen ill with PSP in the state amid the outbreak and some were hospitalized, though some reports say the number is more likely around 31. The confirmed illnesses were in people who reported recreationally harvesting mussels in Oregon, OHA said, and an official from the state's Fish and Wildlife Department cited a"very large" algal bloom as cause for the"unprecedented levels" of PSP toxins.
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