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About a week after Oregon health officials alerted residents to toxic mussels on the coast, Washingtonians have been informed of the same issue. On Wednesday, the Washington State Department of Health notified residents it had recorded high levels of paralytic poison among the shellfish on the coast.

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The survey results will help investigators determine the source of the outbreak and how many people were affected.

Two state agencies warn that mussels, razor clams and bay clams collected on the coast have high levels of the marine biotoxins for paralytic shellfish poison.

If you harvested mussels from the coast in Clatsop or Tillamook counties this weekend, health officials say you should throw them out.The Oregon Health Authorit

Oregon health authorities closed mussel harvesting along the entire Oregon coast Thursday due to an outbreak of paralytic shellfish poisoning.

More Than 20 Sickened by Mussels Collected on North Oregon Coast - A naturally occurring biotoxin called paralytic shellfish poisoning

After an outbreak of paralytic shellfish poisoning that has sickened about 20 people, the Oregon Health Authority is urging people to discard mussels harvested from a stretch of the coast

Paralytic shellfish poisoning has sickened at least 20 people after eating mussels from beaches in Washington state.

At least 20 people fell ill after eating mussels gathered over the weekend at Short Beach near Oceanside and at Hug Point near Seaside.