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Following the war it was used widely with great success to eliminate the last pockets of malaria from North America and Europe. In 1955 the [[World Health Organization]] started a program to eradicate malaria worldwide, largely through the spraying of DDT declaring Brazil, Egypt, the former Soviet Union and several Asian and Carribean countries to be malaria-free and thus removing 700 million people from risk of infection.

Following the war it was used widely with great success to eliminate the last pockets of malaria from North America and Europe. In 1955 the [[World Health Organization]] started a program to eradicate malaria worldwide, largely through the spraying of DDT declaring Brazil, Egypt, the former Soviet Union and several Asian and Carribean countries to be malaria-free and thus removing 700 million people from risk of infection.

DDT was also widely adopted as an acricultural pesticide and it was, perhaps, overused by farmers. This led to [[DDT ban|campaign to ban DDT]].  

DDT was also widely adopted as an acricultural pesticide and it was, perhaps, overused by farmers. This led to [[DDT ban|campaign to ban DDT]], another example of [[Liberal Hysteria]] later proved to be misinformation and bad science.

The World Health Organization in 2006 announced that it will use DDT for indoor residual spraying (IRS) in epidemic and endemic areas to reduce childhood mortality from malaria. <ref>[http://malaria.who.int/docs/IRS-position.pdf] WHO - Indoor Residual Spraying - position paper</ref>

The World Health Organization in 2006 announced that it will use DDT for indoor residual spraying (IRS) in epidemic and endemic areas to reduce childhood mortality from malaria. <ref>[http://malaria.who.int/docs/IRS-position.pdf] WHO - Indoor Residual Spraying - position paper</ref>