A Fatal Waterborne Outbreak of Pesticide Poisoning Caused by Damaged Pipelines, Sindhikela, Bolangir, Orissa, India, 2008
Introduction. We investigated a cluster of pesticide poisoning in Orissa. Methods. We searched the village for cases of vomiting and sweating on 2 February 2008. We described the outbreak by time, place, and person. We compared cases with controls. Results. We identified 65 cases (two deaths; attac...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2009-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Toxicology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/692496 |