SOUTH KINGSTOWN, Mass. (WLNE) — The Rhode Island Department of Health and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management said that the public should avoid a Worden Pond in South Kingstown due to a harmful algae bloom.

The department said the blooms are caused by blue-green algae, also known as cyanobacteria.

RIDOH said that skin contact with blue-green algae can irritate the skin, nose, eyes, and throat, while ingesting the algae can cause stomachache, diarrhea, vomiting, and nausea, as well as dizziness, headache, fever, liver damage, and nervous system damage.

Animals suffering from blue-green algae poisoning can suffer symptoms including loss of energy, loss of appetite, vomiting, diarrhea, or any unexplained sickness.

Any person or pet who comes in contact with the contam

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