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Encephalitis: Pesticide found in litchi samples [1]

Scientific investigations into the outbreak of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) in West Bengal, which has claimed 105 lives since June, have revealed a pesticide has been found “above minimum safe

Publication Date: 
23/07/2014
Pritha Chatterjee [2]
Indian Express (New Delhi) [3]
Tags:
West Bengal [4], Encephalitis [5], Pesticides [6], Litchi [7], Maldah [8]
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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/indian-express-new-delhi
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/encephalitis
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticides
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/litchi
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maldah