Child and adolescent mortality associated with pesticide toxicity in Cape Town, South Africa, 2010–2019: a retrospective case review

Abstract Background Poisoning of children after exposure to pesticides is a major public health concern, particularly in countries with poorer urban populations, such as South Africa. This may stem from the illegal distribution and domestic use of street pesticides, which are highly hazardous agricu...

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Published in:	BMC Public Health
Main Authors:	Bronwen Davies, Marie Belle Kathrina Mendoza Hlela, Hanna-Andrea Rother
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2023-04-01
Subjects:	Adolescent pesticide suicides Cape Town Child pesticide poisoning Paediatric Mortality Organophosphates
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15652-5

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