Health agency backs use of DDT against malaria

DDT Use for Malaria Vector Control:

DDT and Malaria Prevention

Nonmalarial Infant Deaths and DDT Use for Malaria Control

Although dichlorodiphenyl trichloroethane (DDT) is being banned worldwide, countries in sub-Saharan Africa have sought exemptions for malaria control. Few studies show illness in children from the use of DDT, and the possibility of risks to them from DDT use has been minimized. However, plausible if inconclusive studies associate DDT with more preterm births and shorter duration of lactation, w...

Malaria and Anti-ddt Campaigns

Donald R. Roberts, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA describes the successful history of the use of DDT for the eradication of malaria and how single issue anti-DDT campaigners have compromised the success of this programme. Email:[email protected] Contact information:118 First St, Clifton Forge, VA 2...

The Role of DDT in Malaria Control

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