The team assigned to assess derailment-related health impacts became sick with many of the same symptoms residents of East Palestine complained about.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that seven members of a 15-person team became sick after assessing the potential health impacts of February’s train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.The CDC said that members of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry started became ill on March 6 with symptoms including sore throat, headache, coughing and nausea.
The team has been in East Palestine and surrounding communities since February collecting health surveys. As of March 30, 704 resident surveys have been completed. There have also been 318 surveys of responders.
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