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Association of acute toxic encephalopathy with litchi consumption in an outbreak in Muzaffarpur, India, 2014: a case-control study [1]

Outbreaks of unexplained illness frequently remain under-investigated. In India, outbreaks of an acute neurological illness with high mortality among children occur annually in Muzaffarpur, the country's largest litchi cultivation region. In 2014, researchers aimed to investigate the cause and risk factors for this illness.

Publication Date: 
30/01/2017
Aakash Shrivastava [2], Anil Kumar [3], Jerry D Thomas & et al [4]
Lancet Global Health [5]
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Tags:
Encephalitis [6], Muzaffarpur (D) [7], Uttar Pradesh [8], Food Contamination [9], Health Effecs [10]
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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/anil-kumar
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/lancet-global-health
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/encephalitis
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/muzaffarpur-d
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttar-pradesh
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-contamination
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effecs