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Parkinson and Pesticides

Pesticides may cause Parkinson
Pesticides may cause Parkinson Source: SBS Indonesian

Researchers say they've discovered a Parkinson's disease cluster in north-west Victoria. The prevalence of Parkinson's is up to 78 per cent higher in the barley, chickpea and lentil farming region than it is in the rest of the state.


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Researchers say they've discovered a Parkinson's disease cluster in north-west Victoria. The prevalence of Parkinson's is up to 78 per cent higher in the barley, chickpea and lentil farming region than it is in the rest of the state.


The researchers are now calling for an investigation into pesticides as a possible cause of the disease.


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