Summary Report – One Health Harmful Algal Bloom System (OHHABS), United States, 2021
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Summary Report – One Health Harmful Algal Bloom System (OHHABS), United States, 2021

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    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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    Harmful algal blooms (HABs) that result from the rapid growth of algae or cyanobacteria (also referred to as blue-green algae) in natural waterbodies can harm people, animals, or the environment. HAB events of public health concern are primarily caused by microalgae (e.g., diatoms and dinoflagellates), cyanobacteria, and the toxins they can produce. HAB events, which can be intensified by factors such as nutrient pollution and warmer water temperature, can have public health, environmental, and economic impacts.

    HABs are a One Health issue—they affect the health of people, animals, and our shared environment. One Health is a collaborative and multisectoral approach that involves engagement across disciplines including public health, animal health, and environmental health. Using a One Health approach, CDC collects data about HAB events and associated human or animal illnesses through the One Health Harmful Algal Bloom System (OHHABS) to inform public health prevention efforts.

    In OHHABS, the term HAB event means either identification of a bloom or the detection of HAB toxins in water or food without a visual bloom. Human illnesses are reported individually. Animal illnesses are reported as single cases of illness or in groups, such as flocks of birds or schools of fish. The reporting system can link HAB event data with human or animal illness data. OHHABS uses standard definitions to classify HAB events as suspected or confirmed and human or animal illness as suspected, probable, or confirmed.

    Report compiled by: Muhammad Thuneibat, Robyn Espinosa, Marissa Vigar, Taylor Jennings, Amy Jacobi, Virginia A. Roberts

    Suggested Citation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Summary Report – One Health Harmful Algal Bloom System (OHHABS), United States, 2021. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, CDC, 2023.

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    Highlights -- Background -- Methods -- Findings: Overview; HAB Events; Human Illnesses; Animal Illnesses -- Limitations -- Conclusion.
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    One Health Harmful Algal Bloom System
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    Annual Reports
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    United States
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