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Re:The most effective malaria vaccine yet discovered by Brybry on Friday April 23, 2021 @07:47PM (#26920624)
We do still have mosquito abatement programs too.

I know here in Louisiana the local abatement program has trucks that spray synthetic pyrethroid chemicals (resmethrin, sumithrin and prallethrin) at night and uses an organophosphate (naled) from planes.

And residents are routinely urged to be aware of and eliminate standing water on their property.

We just don't use DDT anymore -- we almost wiped out our state bird with it.

Edit: I have to wonder how much housing changes also mattered. With modern air conditioning and well sealed homes it's fairly rare to have mosquitoes in the home at night.

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