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Tragic Deaths Linked to Contaminated Cough Syrup in India

10/8/2025

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In Jammu, 12 children under five died, allegedly linked to a cough syrup with 48.6% diethylene glycol.
In Madhya Pradesh, 11 children died after consuming a cough syrup, leading to kidney failure.
Previously contaminated Indian syrups caused 70 deaths in The Gambia and 18 in Uzbekistan.
India's health ministry has suspended sales of the implicated syrup and launched an investigation.

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In Jammu, 12 children under five died, allegedly linked to a cough syrup with 48.6% diethylene glycol.
In Madhya Pradesh, 11 children died after consuming a cough syrup, leading to kidney failure.
Previously contaminated Indian syrups caused 70 deaths in The Gambia and 18 in Uzbekistan.
India's health ministry has suspended sales of the implicated syrup and launched an investigation.