A weed which was carried into India from the United States has spread within a decade across a thousand miles of the country from Bangalore in the south to Kashmir in the north. This prolific plant, Parthenium hysterophorus, has brought with it a near epidemic of contact dermatitis. The outbreak is so serious that the Indian Department of Science and Technology held a meeting to see what can be done to eradicate this unwelcome intruder.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/foreign-weed-spreads-dermatitis-india
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/anil-agarwal
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/new-scientist
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/parthenium
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/weeds
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/anil-agarwal
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/invasive-alien-species
