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Illegal mosquito agarbattis pose major health risk, warn doctors ahead of National Dengue Day

Hyderabad/ Mumbai, May 13 (UNI) Illegal mosquito repellent agarbattis used in households across India may be posing a greater immediate health risk than mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue and malaria, according to a comprehensive public health study released ahead of National Dengue Day on May 16.
The study, commissioned by the Home Insect Control Association (HICA) and conducted by market research firm Kantar Group, found that while 95 per cent of surveyed households did not report mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue or malaria during the past year, nearly 70 per cent of doctors classified illegal mosquito agarbattis containing unapproved chemicals as a “major respiratory hazard”.
According to the survey, 67 per cent of doctors compared the health risks p ed by the smoke emitted from such products to cigarette smoke exposure.
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