The most infamous pesticide in history is also the most effective weapon against malaria. Ready or not, DDT is on its way back to Africa. Apoorva Mandavilli reports.
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Mandavilli, A. DDT returns. Nat Med 12, 870–871 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0806-870
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