[maine-iac7]

Sub-Saharan Africa – A Region At Risk: The vast majority of global polio cases are now found in Nigeria – 544 out of 717 cases as of 22 Sept 2004. In 2003, Nigeria and Niger were the only two countries in the region to have endemic polio transmission

from just one site: http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/AllDocsByUNID/20f57d9b94eb08bd85256f1c0066509c

Might want to look at the research on the links between DDT and polio -

My litmus test is to look at the research on both sides. If the negatives have plausibility - I'd prefer to err on the side of safety.

Monsanto and the other big chem companies have been pushing to get DDT back on line for decades. They have the big money and the big lobby's...

[Straight Vermonter]

What in the world could possibly be the connection between polio and DDT?

[Ethan_Allen1777]

717 deaths? That is slightly less than malaria which is responsible for 853,000 deaths each year. How is avoiding using DDT being safe?

The US has over 1,200 cases of malaria each year.

[Sir Gawain]

http://www.junkscience.com/ddtfaq.htm