US: Oregon officials warn about paralytic shellfish poisoning from mussels

Published 2024년 5월 30일

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At least 20 people in Oregon have fallen ill from paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) after recreationally harvesting mussels from certain areas on May 25 or 26. The outbreak has led to the closure of a stretch of the Oregon coast for mussel harvesting due to high PSP levels. The Oregon Health Authority has urged those who harvested mussels from these areas to discard them and has warned against eating mussels from contaminated areas. The authority also highlighted that only privately harvested mussels are affected, not those purchased commercially. Additionally, the recreational harvesting of razor clams has been banned from Cape Blanco to the California border due to high levels of domoic acid. PSP is a potentially deadly foodborne illness caused by consuming shellfish contaminated with the natural biotoxin, and treatment involves supportive care and respiratory support, with no antidote available.

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An outbreak of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) has sickened at least 20 people in the U.S. state of Oregon, according to the Oregon Health Authority (OHA). The people who have reported as sick were recreationally harvesting mussels on 25 May or 26 May at either Short Beach near Oceanside, at Hug Point, or at Seaside in Clatsop County. Some have been hospitalized, but no deaths have been reported.Individuals who harvested mussels from those areas should immediately discard them, the OHA has recommended. The recommendations only apply to mussels harvested by private individuals – not those harvested commercially and purchased in a grocery store or at a restaurant, Emilio DeBess, an epidemiologist at the Oregon Public Health Division’s Acute and Communicable Disease Prevention Section, said.On 23 May, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) and the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) closed a stretch of Oregon’s coast to mussel harvesting from Seal Rock State Park ...

Source: Seafoodsource