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Article History

Received: 29 October 2024

Accepted: 6 May 2025

First Online: 25 May 2025

Declarations

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: A questionnaire survey was carried out in the selected slum areas to know about their livelihood and surroundings, but as per our institutional ethics committee, ethical approval is required only for the studies involving human samples, viz. blood, saliva, stool, etc. Hence, for the present manuscript need for ethical approval has been waived. Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.

: Approved by both authors.

: The authors declare no competing interests.