Fox News – Americans heading to the beach for Independence Day weekend may want to check if the waters are OK for swimming or wading.
Warnings of high bacteria levels from public health officials have begun popping up in various states coast to coast.
Vibrio is a bacterium that naturally lives in coastal waters, causing fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and cramps, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
On the West Coast, California officials in San Diego issued many warnings and closures of popular beaches, noting that some “bacteria levels exceed health standards.”
Two counties in Long Island, New York, have issued similar advisories.
Suffolk County health officials posted, “Benjamin Beach in Bay Shore, Ronkonkoma Beach in the Town of Islip, and Sayville Marina Park Beach in Sayville are closed to bathing due to the finding of bacteria at levels in excess of acceptable criteria.”
The beaches will reopen when further testing reveals bacteria levels have dropped to acceptable levels, said the press release …
