Poisonous weed: Officers from Universiti Malaysia Kelantan’s parthenium weed research group looking at the dangerous plant.
KULIM: Kulim is just one of the areas in Malaysia where P. hysterophorus grows freely by the roadside, posing a problem for residents who frequently have no idea why they’re suddenly itching and sneezing.
At a palm oil estate in Sidam, workers have developed itches and asthma, possibly due to the P. hysterophorus which grows outside and around their quarters.
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