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Construction sites in Mumbai to be blamed for malaria [1]

Mumbai: Doctors across the city agree that construction work is the chief cause of the current bout of malaria in the city.

In June this year, over 3,500 patients with malaria were admitted to hospitals, while over 1,250 have been hospitalised since July. Five patients have succumbed to the mosquito-borne menace so far.

Publication Date: 
16/07/2010
Daily News Analysis (Mumbai) [2]
Tags:
Health Effects [3], Health [4], Malaria [5], Housing Construction [6], Vector Borne Diseases [7], Maharashtra [8], Mumbai [9], Daily News Analysis (Mumbai) [2]

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