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Shoo, Fly, Don't Bother Us
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27 Nov 2001 |
Daily Grist |
| Shoo, Fly, Don't Bother Us Which is the lesser of two evils -- malaria or DDT? The former kills a million people per year in Africa, many of them infants and children; the latter is the most effective weapon against the virulent disease, but is lethal to fish and wildlife, and thought to be hazardous to humans as well. Two years ago, South Africa opted to fight malaria with DDT -- a decision one government official c ... |
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| Topics: health, marine life, toxics, wildlife (all these topics) |
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