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Use the CDC resources below to learn how to prevent illnesses caused by harmful algae and cyanobacteria (also called blue-green algae).

Fact Sheets
Facts about Cyanobacterial Blooms for Poison Center Professionals cropped cover

Download or order fact sheets with information about harmful algae and cyanobacteria.

Posters
Printable posters with tips to protect animals

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Graphics
Stay out of lakes and rivers if you see scum or changes in water color. You could sick from water with cyanobacteria (blue green algae) by: touching it, breathing it in, swallowing it. www.cdc.gov/habs

Download and share CDC’s social media graphics about harmful algae and cyanobacteria.

Social Media Toolkit
You can't always see harmful cyanobacteria (blue-green algae). Stay healthy by following guidance on posted signs, rinsing yourself and your pets with tap water, and bringing plenty of water for pets to drink. Don't: get water in your mouth, let kids touch or eat algae, let pets drink water, or let pets eat algae or lick it off their fur.

Share CDC’s sample social media messages and downloadable graphics.

Partner Toolkit
Resources for sharing information about the One Health Harmful Algal Bloom System (OHHABS)

Get and share resources about the One Health Harmful Algal Bloom System (OHHABS).

Images
Download and use high-quality images of harmful algae and cyanobacteria from CDC’s Public Health Image Library

Download and use high-quality images of harmful algae and cyanobacteria from CDC’s Public Health Image Library.

Syndicated Content
CDC web content that you can syndicate directly onto your website without having to maintain or update it

Syndicate CDC web content directly onto your website without having to maintain or update it.