ROXAS CITY, Capiz (PIA) -- Shellfish collected for laboratory analysis from the coastal waters of Roxas City and municipalities of Ivisan, Sapian, Panay, Pilar and President Roxas have tested positive for Paralytic Shellfish Poison or toxic red tide that is beyond the regulator limit.

The result is embodied in the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Shellfish Bulletin No. 20 issued last Aug. 26.

The identified cases manifested numbness, vomiting, dizziness, abdominal pain and diarrhea, among others, after eating green mussels or tahong.

All the 31 suspected PSP patients have recovered and have been discharged from hospitalization as of Aug. 29.

Gov. Fredenil Castro, in an official statement last Aug. 22, has advised the general public to temporarily abstain from gathering, harvesting, transporting, selling, and consuming any type of shellfish.

The PSP also affected the same coastal areas in the province last September 2022. (AGP/AAL/PIA Capiz)