Study finds Parkinson's disease cluster in Northern Grampians and Loddon Mallee regions

April 11 2016 - 6:00am
CONCERN: Barry Clugston, on a property just outside of Stawell, lives with Parkinson's disease. A new study shows a spike in people developing Parkinson's disease in particular agricultural areas in regional Victoria. Picture: SIMON O'DWYER
CONCERN: Barry Clugston, on a property just outside of Stawell, lives with Parkinson's disease. A new study shows a spike in people developing Parkinson's disease in particular agricultural areas in regional Victoria. Picture: SIMON O'DWYER

A cluster of Parkinson's disease has been discovered in a key Victorian barley, chick pea and lentil farming region where researchers say its prevalence is up to 78 per cent higher than the rest of the state.

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