Coastal and inland cyanobacterial blooms (blue-green algae) – hazards to human and animal health [commun.]

The aim of this communication is to increase the awareness about the hazards presented to animal and human health by cyanobacterial toxins, signs of poisoning by the toxins, samples to be taken for analysis and of sources of information on therapy. Heightened awareness is advocated in view of the increasing occurrence of cyanobacterial blooms and scums in Polish waters and of reports of animal intoxications attributed to cyanobacterial toxins in neighbouring and other countries around the Baltic Sea.