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cajgh-471	Pagdhune, Avinash; Kunal, Kundan; Patel, Kanubhai Amrutlal; Patel, Aswin Bhailalbhai; Mishra, SukhDev; Palkhade, Rajendra; Muhamed, Jaseer	Poisoning Cases Reported to Poison Information Centre, Ahmedabad, India: A Three Year Observational Study	2020	11	.pdf	application/pdf	5144	301	49	Implementation of usage guidelines, educating farmers and vulnerable population, and finding novel alternatives for highly toxic chemicals may be helpful in decreasing the number of poisoning cases. A Three Year Observational Study Avinash Pagdhune1, Kundan Kunal1, Kanubhai Amrutlal Patel1, Aswin Bhailalbhai Patel1, SukhDev Mishra2, Rajendra Palkhade3, Jaseer Muhamed1,4,* 1Poison Information Centre, ICMR-National Institute of Occupational Health, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India; 2Biostatistics and Data Management, ICMR- National Institute of Occupational Health, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India; 3Animal Facility, ICMR-National Institute of Occupational Health, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India; 4Biochemistry, ICMR Regional Occupational Health Centre (Southern), Karnataka, India *Corresponding author email: jaseermuhamed@gmail.com Research Morbidity and mortality due to pesticide poisoning is a major public health issue, especially in lower and middle income countries.1 According to the National Crime Records Bureau of India, the official estimate of suicides resulted from insecticide poisoning was 10.4% of the total suicide cases in 2014.2 This estimate is more likely to be lower than the actual number because of under-reporting of suicide cases and exclusion of poisoning cases associated with rodenticides, fungicides and herbicides.1 An estimate of 11.3% of total suicide cases due to insecticide poisoning was also reported in lower and middle income countries of the South-East Asia region.1 In 2010, there was reports of incidence of 38.8% of suicide by pesticide ingestion in India.3 Among the Indian states, Gujarat state accounts for 5.4% of the suicide cases, and this is above the national average of the country.4 CENTRAL	cache/cajgh-471.pdf	txt/cajgh-471.txt