Fig. 10. FHABs Illnesses by County (2018)

A freshwater harmful algal bloom (FHAB)-related Illness Team was established in 2018 with partners from the State Water Resources Control Board, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, California Department of Public Health, and Department of Fish and Wildlife. The team investigates FHAB reports that result in a human and animal illness and collect the required data to upload to the US Center for Disease Control’s One Health HABS database. In 2018, the team reported 19 illness cases from 9 counties across the state.