Study links urogenital birth defects with DDT

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Study links urogenital birth defects with DDT

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Women who lived in villages sprayed with DDT to reduce malaria gave birth to 33 per cent more baby boys with urogenital birth defects (UGBD) between 2004 and 2006 than women in unsprayed villages, according to research published online by the UK-based urology journal BJUI.

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Boys With Urogenital Birth Defects Are 33 Percent More Common In Villages Sprayed With DDT

feeds.sciencedaily.com — “Women who lived in villages sprayed with DDT to reduce malaria gave birth to 33 percent more baby boys with urogenital birth defects between 2004 and 2006 than women in unsprayed villages, according to a new study. DDT can stay in the body for up to 20 years and the babies in the study were born five to nine years after official records showed their mothers were exposed to DDT spraying.View full resource at feeds.sciencedaily.com

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