Toxic algae threat: study tracks beachgoer illness across canada
NCT ID NCT06579170
Summary
This study aims to understand how often people and their pets get sick after swimming in lakes with blue-green algae blooms. Researchers are observing 2500 beachgoers at popular freshwater beaches in Ontario, Manitoba, and Nova Scotia over two summers. They're tracking who gets stomach issues, skin rashes, eye irritation, or breathing problems after water contact and measuring algae levels in the water to see if there's a connection.
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Locations
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Colchester Beach
Windsor, Ontario, N0R 1G0, Canada
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Grand Beach
Winnipeg, Manitoba, R0E 0T0, Canada
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Kinsmen beach
Port Perry, Ontario, L9L 1R2, Canada
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Shubenacadie Canal
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B2X 2W5, Canada
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