French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Lutter contre le paludisme sans DDT : le contrôle de la maladie passe par une meilleure gestion de l'environnementSpanish version available in IDRC Digital Library: Combatiendo a la malaria sin DDT : mejor manejo ambiental, clave para el control de la enfermedadUnder the terms of the North American Free Trade Agreement, Mexico was
committed to eliminating DDT use by 2002. The country’s malaria-control efforts,
however, depended on this chemical. Researchers set about to develop alternate
strategies by addressing factors that affect malaria’s spread: humans, mosquitoes,
and the local environment in which the parasites persist. As a result of this
integrated approach, Mexico was able to abandon DDT ahead of schedule