malaria , page-63

there aint no vaccine or else i would have been given it by the doc when i did my medical for asia....

anyway - malaria substantially increased and became a greater problem when the world banned ddt.

http://www.21stcenturysciencetech.com/articles/Fall02/DDT.html

http://blogs.worldbank.org/developmenttalk/health-costs-and-benefits-of-ddt-use-in-malaria-control-and-prevention

on another note there is a powder (you spray it in the chook pen for ticks and fleas) that one can get from the pet shop which you can wash your clothes in which acts as an insect barrier. comes in a yellow packet - cant remember the name tho