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| 2004-04-11 |
| Great but long article at the New York Times on the need to bring back DDT to control malaria. Relation to WoT: this would help struggling third-world countries and make them (perhaps) less amenable to harboring terrorist groups like al-Q. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #5 Im not caring much about malarial but I'd like to kill these damn mosquiters. |
| Posted by: HalfEmpty 2004-04-11 8:12:01 AM |
| #4 I've seen some very convincing articles concerning this. I think overapplication was responsible for the appropriate concerns raised about raptor eggshell thinning. However, more precise application in coutries that desperately need malaria control could save many thousands of lives a year. We just need to exercise better discretion in how we use the stuff. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2004-04-11 4:57:37 AM |
| #3 I'm with you, PBMcL. Wonder how that article snuck under the NYT's LLL radar. But it does need to be brought back. It's really the only effective control for mosquitos, and therefore malaria. Of course, the LLL (who don't live anywhere near malaria-stricken areas) think it's more important to stick to their "principles" than to actually help people - particularly if those people who need the help live on another continent. And aren't white. I really think those who want to continue a ban on DDT ought to be exposed to the same malaria they want to condemn Africans to - and with the same results and same paucity of treatment. What's sauce for the goose.... |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2004-04-11 2:23:37 AM |
| #2 There's been an undercurrent out there that perhaps bringing DDT back would be a good thing. More and more liberal folks are getting the idea that Rachel Carson did the world a disservice. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2004-04-11 1:09:02 AM |
| #1 The NYT? My surprise meter just pegged... |
| Posted by: PBMcL 2004-04-11 1:05:04 AM |