Fatal cases associated with eating chapatti contaminated with organophosphate in Tororo District, Eastern Uganda, 2015: case series

Abstract Background Few cases of organophosphate poisoning in developing countries have been investigated using clinical and epidemiological methods. On 30 October 2015, 3 students at Mukuju School, Tororo District, Uganda, died soon after eating chapatti (locally-made flat bread) from the same food...

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Main Authors: Benon Kwesiga, Alex R. Ario, Lilian Bulage, Julie Harris, Bao-Ping Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-7143-0