Algae -- United Kingdom
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is urging pet owners to take extra precautions when walking their dogs in the vicinity of water bodies, after a spike in reports of toxic blue green algae in several locations across the UK this summer [2020].
Blue green algae or cyanobacteria are a group of bacteria potentially containing dangerous toxins which can be harmful and even fatal to our pets, livestock and birds if ingested, even in small quantities.
The warning comes as at least one
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?7668204&promed&0
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