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Interesting, but somehow I doubt that spraying did the trick. Maybe it was destruction of the habitats. I suppose with spraying you would have to keep spraying, which I think isn't happening? Isn't DDT outlawed now?

Perhaps changes in farming also contribute (are humans the only animals that pass on Malaria, or would cows work, too?).

Also I think if I were a father, I would weigh pros and cons. Mosquitos are bad, toxic chemicals are bad, too. It might vary from situation to situation which one is the greater risk.



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