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<p>JEROME A. POLLOS/Press Shay Saunders, 9, keeps an eye out for fish swimming under the dock Wednesday at Fernan Lake. The Panhandle Health District and the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued a health advisory Wednesday after water samples confirmed the presence of blue-green algae that can produce toxins harmful to humans and animals.</p>

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Blue-green algae poses a problem
July 12, 2012 9:15 p.m.

Blue-green algae poses a problem

Health advisory issued for Fernan Lake

FERNAN LAKE - As Larry Castro navigated his boat Wednesday toward the ramp on the west end of Fernan Lake, he had one comment: