Thirteen children have been born missing hands, forearms or arms in three rural areas of France between 2007 and 2017. But doctors at a research organisation said the likelihood of it being coincidental was “more than infinitesimal” and demanded a full investigation. The public health authority Santé Publique France said about 150 babies a year in total were born with similar disfigurements in France. The authority said the situation was “tragic” for the families concerned, but it declared the number of cases in the Ain department to be within the national average. Amar said the authority’s conclusion was not acceptable and that the number of babies born with similar disfigurements in the Ain department was “58 times higher than what we would normally expect”.

Source: The Guardian October 08, 2018 11:55 UTC