In parts of the developing world, pesticide poisoning causes more deaths than infectious
diseases. Use of pesticides is poorly regulated and often dangerous; their easy availability …

Hundreds of thousands of people are dying around the world each year from the effects of
the use, or misuse, of pesticides. This paper reviews the different options to reduce …

Pesticides have been used successfully in the control of a number of diseases such as
typhus and malaria. It is more difficult to assess the benefits of pesticides in agricultural …

Pesticides are a group of chemicals used predominantly in agriculture and against vectors in
vectorborne diseases such as malaria, filariasis, etc. There are several definitions of a …

Many developing countries are importing industrial processes that make use of toxic
chemicals. By the same token, pesticides, which are toxic by design, are also used …

Acute pesticide poisoning has become a major public health problem worldwide, following
the intensification of agriculture and the promotion of agrochemicals in low and middle …

OBJECTIVES: To assess in a developing Asian country the impact of pesticide regulation on
the number of deaths from poisoning. These regulations, which were implemented in Sri …

Background Pesticide poisoning is among the most common means of suicide globally, but
can be prevented with regulation of the most hazardous agents. We aimed to compare the …

Background Agricultural pesticide poisoning is a major public health problem in the
developing world, killing at least 250,000–370,000 people each year. Targeted pesticide …

The introduction of modern inputs, such as pesticides and chemicalfertilizers, has
substantially increased agricultural productivity. Pesticides have also revolutionized the fight …