Health officials in Washington state say they have confirmed a case of shellfish poisoning in a person who ate butter clams that were recreationally harvested in Island County.
The paralytic shellfish poisoning illness was found in a Snohomish County resident who experienced tingling and numbness of the lips, tongue and extremities, the Washington state Department of Health said Thursday in a statement.
Officials said the butter clams harvested by the person who got ill had paralytic shellfish poisoning levels over five times the allowable level for harvest.
Recreational butter and varnish clam harvesting have been closed because of the toxins since 2021 in most of Island and Snohomish counties.
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