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The itchy spread of Parthenium
On a June morning in 2025, 24-year-old Niharika Deka of Kaliabor in Nagaon district, Assam, took the family’s cattle out to graze, filling in for her mother. By evening, an intense itch had developed around her eyelids and lips. Her mother had similar allergic reactions on her hands. Several doctors’ consultations and treatments followed. Doctors […]
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