Red-tide illnesses studied.

From: The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL) | Date: May 27, 2007 | Copyright information

Byline: Wes Smith

SARASOTA, Fla. _ Sandy and Bob Ludwig feared a bioterror attack the first time their eyes and throats began burning on Siesta Key five years ago.

Like most people along Florida's Gulf Coast, the Pennsylvania couple now understand that the source of their symptoms was an outbreak of red tide, known for killing fish and marine mammals in vast numbers. The algae produce a toxin that, when churned by waves, can be carried on the wind and affect people as far as 1 { miles inland.

Yet, that knowledge gives the Ludwigs little comfort: Whatever the source, ...

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