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Re:First GMO Mosquitoes to Be Released in the Florida Keys by soperj on Friday April 16, 2021 @12:28PM (#26835927)
Except that the DDT probably had little to no effect on the transmission of Polio, and the real reason we live in a country without polio is that we've got a vaccine against it.
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Re:First GMO Mosquitoes to Be Released in the Florida Keys by maxerickson on Friday April 16, 2021 @12:33PM (#26836003)
Malaria was endemic in the US prior to the National Malaria Eradication Program, which used DDT.
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Re:First GMO Mosquitoes to Be Released in the Florida Keys by soperj on Friday April 16, 2021 @01:08PM (#26836510)
Malaria is a completely different disease than Polio. Thanks.
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Re:First GMO Mosquitoes to Be Released in the Florida Keys by maxerickson on Friday April 16, 2021 @01:13PM (#26836553)
Right, I didn't add any context in my first comment, but the point is that DDT and mosquito control were an important component of disease control in the United States, regardless of whether polio is relevant to the discussion or not.
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Re:First GMO Mosquitoes to Be Released in the Florida Keys by soperj on Friday April 16, 2021 @02:11PM (#26837253)
That's exactly what my comment was about though, polio isn't relevant.
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