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Algae Toxin Prompts Warning At Southwest Ohio Lake

BATAVIA, Ohio (AP) - An advisory has been issued for swimmers at East Fork Lake in southwest Ohio because of a toxin produced by blue-green algae.

The advisory recommends that visitors who are very young, elderly or have compromised immune systems avoid swimming or wading at the lake in Clermont County, east of Cincinnati. The advisory issued Monday applies to the main beach and the campground beach.

Officials say state testing there found the toxin in concentrations higher than the levels at which it has been shown to affect the liver.

Similar recreational health advisories have been issued this year for beaches at Buckeye Lake, east of Columbus, and at Grand Lake St. Marys, between Dayton and Toledo

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