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Punjab local bodies used wrong insecticide to tackle dengue [1]

Punjab’s Local Bodies Department had been using the wrong insecticide to tackle dengue, depending on deltamethrin for fogging (hot vapours used to carry the spray and keep it airborne; done outdoor

Publication Date: 
21/10/2016
Vishav Bharti [2]
Tribune (New Delhi) [3]
Tags:
Punjab [4], Dengue [5], Vector Borne Diseases [6], Chikungunya [7], Health Effects [8], Health [9]
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dengue
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vector-borne-diseases
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chikungunya
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health