CD23.R23: Aedes aegypti situation in the Americas

The following year the campaign staff was augmented and their salaries increased, and it was then possible not only to shorthen the work cycle but also improve the supervision of

Cura2ao - This island is extensively infested; however, in view of the resistance of the mosquito to DDT and to dieldrin, the campaign is lim- iting its activities to

In the Americas the eradication of Aedes aegypti in countries with the largest enzootic areas has eliminated the possibility of the occurrence :of urban yellow fever

Of the 2,772 localities inspected, 156 were found infested and, of. these, 147 are already.free of the mosquito,. Up to the present only very limited infestation was. found in..the

Venezuela. In its present stae, which .:or all practical purposes was started this year with PASB collaboration, the campaign is being directed toward verification of the

Leprosy is not a disease apart, since in the countries where it is endemic it is a general public health problem, one to be considered along with the others present in the

yellow fever and dengue mosquito, Aëdes aegypti, occurs commonly t,hroughout the southern United States. To most of us in t’his country it is just one more

Industrial workers as a group will continue to loom large in future mass radiog- raphy plans; however, a program is already under way, through the cooperative