Places to avoid include the swim areas of Marina Del Rey's Mother's Beach and Sweetwater Canyon Storm Drain, Carbon Canyon Beach.
Beachgoers in California have been warned to avoid going into the water in certain areas because of high bacteria levels.A news release from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health published on Tuesday advised people to avoid swimming, surfing, and playing in the ocean in affected places.The DPH said that the warnings have been issued due to bacterial levels exceeding health standards when last tested.
An interactive map shared by the DPH allows users to check the current water quality status of specific beaches.Ocean water samples are collected regularly to test for total coliform, E. coli and enterococcus bacteria.Having contact with water with high levels of bacteria may cause illness, LA County's DPH said.If a person contracts enterococcus bacteria, it can cause urinary tract infections, bacteremia , wound infections, and infective endocarditis .
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