Roughly half of the 15-person CDC team reported symptoms including sore throats, mild headaches, coughing and nausea — similar to conditions documented by East Palestine locals after the toxic Feb.…
Seven US government investigators became sick while researching the possible health impacts of the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment in early March, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Investigators who experienced symptoms were part of a group conducting surveys house to house in a neighborhood near the derailment. All team members resumed data collection within 24 hours, and “impacted team members have not reported ongoing health effects,” the CDC added.
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