[afro-nets] RFI: Literature on the history of DDT usage (4)

[Tom Oconnell <tsoconnell2@yahoo.com>]

RFI: Literature on the history of DDT usage (4)
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Hello Edward,

You may find the below references interesting. Some are from a
Nov 2002 symposium on the issues surrounding DDT use in the con-
trol of malaria, at Duke University. Most of them have internet
links, where you can get more information.

Also, see the brief letter from Dr Alan Lymbery (from 2004), who
summarises the consensus view of most experts who work on ma-
laria control in Africa. That letter, under the title "Putting
Myths to Bed" can be found here:
http://kenethmiles.blogspot.com/2004_02_01_kenethmiles_archive.html#107570569615970184

Hope this is of use. Have a Happy New Year!

Tom O'Connell,
Consultant, health policy and planning
mailto:tsoconnell2@yahoo.com

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Recent References

1) The WHO's 10 things you need to know about DDT under the
Stockholm Convention
http://www.who.int/malaria/docs/10thingsonDDT.pdf

2) The WHO's official position paper on DDT use, at:
http://whqlibdoc.who.int/hq/2004/WHO_HTM_RBM_2004.53.pdf

3) See more WHO docs on insecticide use at
http://www.who.int/malaria/ddtandmalariavectorcontrol.html

4) A brief description of some of those active in the DDT debate
is at http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Malaria_and_DDT

5) The WHO's frequently asked questions on DDT use for disease
vector control at http://www.who.int/malaria/docs/FAQonDDT.pdf

6) See an interesting exchange entitled 'DDT madness'. It points
out some of the difficulties in making a decision, such as the
development of DDT-resistant mosquitoes in Sri Lanka in 1969.
http://timlambert.org/2005/02/11#ddt2

7) Graham, John D. and Jonathan Baert Wiener. Risk vs. Risk:
Tradeoffs in Protecting Health and the Environment (Harvard Uni-
versity Press, 1995).

8) Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
adopted 23 May 2001, available at http://www.pops.int/

9) World Health Organization. Economic impact of malaria.
http://www.rbm.who.int/cmc_upload/0/000/015/363/RBMInfosheet_10.htm