PORT DICKSON: Eight food poisoning cases suspected to be caused by mussels have been reported here.
Negri Sembilan Health Department director Datuk Dr Harlina Abdul Rashid said two people were admitted to the intensive care unit of the district hospital after they started experiencing paralysis.
“Five others have been warded for treatment and one individual was given outpatient treatment,” she said.
The first case was reported on Monday.
She said the eight victims were members from different families and are believed to have eaten mussels they bought from two markets in the district.
They experienced headaches, numbness in the hands and feet, and muscle weakness.
Dr Harlina said the state health and fisheries departments have launched a probe into the incident.
She advised those with similar symptoms after having consumed mussels or other bivalves to immediately seek treatment.
