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Deforestation in Cambodia linked to ill health in children

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Mongabay (India)

Publication Date
2017-09-11

Rapid deforestation in Cambodia is threatening the health of young children, concludes a new study published in the Lancet Planetary Health.Researchers have found that the loss of dense forest cover in Cambodia is associated with an increased risk of diarrhea, acute respiratory infection and fever in children younger than five years.

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