Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT): a weapon missing from the U.S. Department of Defense's Vector Control Arsenal.

Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) for indoor residual spraying in Africa: how can it be used for malaria control?

In 2006, the World Health Organization issued a position statement promoting the use of indoor residual spraying (IRS) with dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) for malaria vector control in epidemic and endemic areas. Other international organizations concurred because of the great burden of malaria and the relative ineffectiveness of current treatment and control strategies. Although the Sto...

Global Status of DDT and Its Alternatives for Use in Vector Control to Prevent Disease

In this article I reviewed the status of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), used for disease vector control, and its benefits and risks in relation to the available alternatives. Contemporary data on DDT use were obtained from questionnaires and reports as well as a Scopus search to retrieve published articles. Nearly 14 countries use DDT for disease control, and several others are reintrod...

Global Trends in the Use of Insecticides to Control Vector-Borne Diseases

BACKGROUND Data on insecticide use for vector control are essential for guiding pesticide management systems on judicious and appropriate use, resistance management, and reduction of risks to human health and the environment. OBJECTIVE We studied the global use and trends of insecticide use for control of vector-borne diseases for the period 2000 through 2009. METHODS A survey was distribut...

Proposed dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) use for mosquito control in Uganda; Assessment of possible benefits and effects

Global surveillance of DDT and DDE levels in human tissues.

The organochlorine insecticide dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) was initially introduced for control of vector-borne discases It was banned in the United States by the Environmental Protection Agency in 1972 because of potential harmful effects on humans, wildlife and the environment. Since it is a potential human carcinogen, the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) has recently res...