[afro-nets] Mosquito/Malaria Control (6)

[Bill Nesler <sdbc@hur.midco.net>]

Mosquito/Malaria Control (6)
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Hi Asteria,

I don't really have a lot of info on the bednet issue. But, com-
mon sense, and a knowledge of how tropical Africans live, tells
me that bednets will have very little impact on malaria in a
population that essentially lives outside. I don't know how it
is in Tanzania, but in Liberia people stay out until quite late
at night (it's too hot to sleep). They have a beer on the front
porch with friends, go walk-about, etc. Nobody will ever con-
vince me that the anopheles mosquito will wait until you go to
bed to bite you.

What we are proposing is a modern mosquito control project like
the ones being conducted in the US for the last 70 years, with a
consequent dramatic reduction in malaria.

Anything more I can assist with please don't hesitate to contact
me.

Cheers,

Bill Nesler
West Coast Aerial Applicators
mailto:sdbc@hur.midco.net