Animal Die-off -- United States
The Channel Islands Marine and Wildlife Institute (CIMWI) says they have responded to an increasing number of reports about sick California sea lions.
Sea lions have been showing clinical signs of domoic acid toxicosis derived from toxic prey, according to CIMWI.
Toxic algae blooms produce the domoic acid toxin but are not harmful to all animals. Filter feeding marine animals including shellfish and small fish consume these toxic algae and do not show signs of illness.
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Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6524485&promed&0
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