Drug control officials have found no trace of contaminants, including Diethylene Glycol (DEG) or Ethylene Glycol (EG)—both known to cause kidney injury—in the cough syrup samples collected following the deaths of at least nine children in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Friday.

While the Ministry clarified that the syrups showed no signs of contamination, a multi-disciplinary expert team is investigating all other possible causes of the deaths. Samples of water, entomological vectors, and respiratory specimens are also being examined.

According to an official statement, a joint team comprising representatives from the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), National Institute of Virology (NIV), Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation

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