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Can algae toxins make you sick? CDC seeks South Florida volunteers to find out Video: Lake Okeechobee residents react to CDC research on health effects of blue-green algae Replay Video UP NEXT Promising incentives and clinical results, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is again seeking volunteers for a study on the health effects of cyanobacteria. The federal agency announced Thursday it will start new research on people exposed to cyanotoxins in South Florida “during the 2021 algal bloom season.” That season seems close at hand, as a massive Lake Okeechobee bloom moves toward the state’s east and west coasts down the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie rivers, Lee County s health department is warning of algae toxins in the Caloosahatchee near the W.P. Franklin Lock and environmental groups have asked Gov. Ron DeSantis to declare an algae-triggered state of emergency. ....
Fort Myers News-Press Promising incentives and clinical results, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is again seeking volunteers for a study on the health effects of cyanobacteria. The federal agency announced Thursday it will start new research on people exposed to cyanotoxins in South Florida “during the 2021 algal bloom season.” That season seems close at hand, as a massive Lake Okeechobee bloom moves toward the state’s east and west coasts down the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie rivers, Lee County s health department is warning of algae toxins in the Caloosahatchee near the W.P. Franklin Lock and environmental groups have asked Gov. Ron DeSantis to declare an algae-triggered state of emergency. ....
Promising incentives and clinical results, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is again seeking volunteers for a study on the health effects of cyanobacteria. The federal agency announced Thursday it will start new research on people exposed to cyanotoxins in South Florida “during the 2021 algal bloom season.” That season seems close at hand, as a massive Lake Okeechobee bloom moves toward the state’s east and west coasts down the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie rivers, Lee County s health department is warning of algae toxins in the Caloosahatchee near the W.P. Franklin Lock and environmental groups have asked Gov. Ron DeSantis to declare an algae-triggered state of emergency. ....