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Keywords: DDT spray 1958.jpg In 1958 The United States' National Malaria Eradication Program used an entirely new approach implementing DDT for spraying of mosquitoes DDT first developed during the early stages of WWII was very effective in combating vector-borne diseases such as malaria typhus but was banned by the Environmental Protection Agency in June 1972 from general use in the United States http //phil cdc gov/phil/home asp PHIL 4684 1958 Content Providers s CDC DDT PD-USGov |