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CDC team falls sick probing Ohio train derailment

Atlanta, Georgia, USA - August 28, 2011: Close up of sign for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sign located near the 1700 block of Clifton Road in Atlanta, Georgia, on the Emory University campus. Horizontal composition.

BBC News

By Bernd Debusmann Jr

March 31, 2023

Authorities say seven US health investigators fell ill while probing the impact of the 3 February train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the investigator’s symptoms included nausea and headaches.

Locals in East Palestine have reported similar illnesses.

The train was carrying vinyl chloride and other potentially hazardous substances.