October 2017 PMID 28982359

Global trends in the production and use of DDT for control of malaria and other vector-borne diseases.

Henk van den Berg, Gamini Manuweera, Flemming Konradsen

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Peak: 2 in Nov 2020
across 4 sources since Feb 2020

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What people are saying

The overall tone reflects a nuanced view, with posts citing examples such as India still using DDT and debates about its safety and effectiveness, showing active engagement and concern over its multifaceted role in disease control and environmental impact.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions recognize the continued use of DDT in various countries and acknowledge its complex history, leading to a general agreement on its relevance.

InterestHigh interest

The discussions show high engagement with topics like resistance, regulatory differences, and environmental impacts, indicating strong interest.

EngagementModerate engagement

Posts reference specific issues such as insect resistance, regulatory policies, and health impacts, demonstrating thoughtful interaction.

ImpactModerate impact

The conversations highlight significant concerns about resistance and regulation, suggesting DDT's ongoing influence on public health and environmental discussions.

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Krebiozen
@krebiozen · X

@Hippie_Slayer1 @FillmoreWhite @axiomotime @provaxtexan @HandsofScars @Monstercoyliar @NewSeasonsSpa @ByronHsu2 @FrankDElia7 @vstefans @ToBornin @ktibus @Awithonelison @SkepticalMutant @mcfunny @chezronify @cappsie @gavleeham @dann58638436 @crabb_vicki @TheCrystalBrian @iXeno @TMGFlorida @handmadekathy @ReneeBa41879905 @wjack76995 @TheFrankmanMN @Augusti03401363 @ianfmusgrave @TruthTwt @natedoromal @jayjoseph22 @rightwingblack2 @FUDyou2 @IainMulady @doritmi @JCDeardeuff @Izzitreally2 @Jccalmond2 @TweetOfSteiner @BlueLionBlog @thisisnothappen @Blackcatprowl3 @isa_picard @HawkInATX @VVDeingott @foofdawg @4thEchelon22 @TinFoilAwards @F250Roush DDT is still in use in many countries, India for example, so insect resistance is still a problem. https://t.co/Qtt9U0H5KA https://t.co/0izZDDMAbK

Jan 9, 2024 · 4 likes · 956 followers View post →
Geoff Schuler - Elon has it all under control?
@GeoffSchuler · X

@PatrickSquirrel @AndrewLazarus4 @trillionofcells @backtran @epigeneticallyj @mcfunny @gavleeham @TheCrystalBrian @CaryDavid722 @steviebdotblue @dirk_fasshauer @BlueLionBlog @higgsri @LandOfCustard @FillmoreWhite @SkepticalMutant @crabb_vicki @Monstercoyliar @GrouchoMarxis1 @smith_john55 @iXeno @krebiozen @ktibus @vstefans @ScooterScience @Apotheosis1974 @TheFrankmanMN @FrankDElia7 @Anymous84861064 @Awithonelison @shallit43 @natedoromal @ToBornin @NewSeasonsSpa @mjtimber2 @Humans_R_Free @barryjohnreid21 @handmadekathy @TMGFlorida @DrRobertWMarlo1 @FUDyou2 @chezronify @cappsie @dann58638436 @ReneeBa41879905 @wjack76995 @Augusti03401363 @ianfmusgrave @TruthTwt @jayjoseph22 India and South Africa are 2. https://t.co/N667MEvb5y

Apr 17, 2024 · 3 likes · 1 share · 1,663 followers View post →
Stephanie Manka (Schuttler), Ph.D. | Scientist
@FancyScientist · X

@biologistimo Maybe she means in regulations. Some countries use pesticides that we ban and other countries ban pesticides that we use. The US is actually not the strict. DDT is still used in some countries. https://t.co/YFCKsXK5wi

Feb 1, 2020 · 2 likes · 5,663 followers View post →
CowLivesMatter
@ProtesterLone · X

@ChildrensHD That's because DDT is still heavily used by China and India. https://t.co/mI8G2FwMOa

Apr 1, 2023 · 1 like · 1 share · 5,608 followers View post →
Martin Rwabihurwa
@Rwabihurwa311 · X

@SemweyaMusoke https://t.co/Wy8j2WPL5H

Apr 2, 2022 · 1 like · 2,828 followers View post →
Christine Carson
@Chris_F_Carson · X

@mac_balzac @bigokro Nope, DDT does not cause polio India is the main country where DDT still in use (data up to 2014) https://t.co/hN1uQsINuD India is almost free of polio https://t.co/Jw6GMK5scs other than polio from reversion of the weakened polio strain used in one of the vaccines #COVID19

Nov 11, 2020 · 1 like · 1 share · 603 followers View post →

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YA
@Adarchism · X

https://t.co/bypPboKSq9 世界でのDDTの使用量。 https://t.co/lEcoinF9M3

Sep 7, 2025 · 310 followers View post →
Millard Fillmore White House Library
@FillmoreWhite · X

RT @GeoffSchuler: @PatrickSquirrel @AndrewLazarus4 @trillionofcells @backtran @epigeneticallyj @mcfunny @gavleeham @TheCrystalBrian @CaryDa…

Apr 25, 2024 · 1 share · 2,756 followers View post →
Geoff Schuler - Elon has it all under control?
@GeoffSchuler · X

@PatrickSquirrel @AndrewLazarus4 @trillionofcells @backtran @epigeneticallyj @mcfunny @gavleeham @TheCrystalBrian @CaryDavid722 @steviebdotblue @dirk_fasshauer @BlueLionBlog @higgsri @LandOfCustard @FillmoreWhite @SkepticalMutant @crabb_vicki @Monstercoyliar @GrouchoMarxis1 @smith_john55 @iXeno @krebiozen @ktibus @vstefans @ScooterScience @Apotheosis1974 @TheFrankmanMN @FrankDElia7 @Anymous84861064 @Awithonelison @shallit43 @natedoromal @ToBornin @NewSeasonsSpa @mjtimber2 @Humans_R_Free @barryjohnreid21 @handmadekathy @TMGFlorida @DrRobertWMarlo1 @FUDyou2 @chezronify @cappsie @dann58638436 @ReneeBa41879905 @wjack76995 @Augusti03401363 @ianfmusgrave @TruthTwt @jayjoseph22 India and South Africa are 2. https://t.co/N667MEvb5y

Apr 17, 2024 · 3 likes · 1 share · 1,663 followers View post →
Krebiozen
@krebiozen · X

@Hippie_Slayer1 @FillmoreWhite @axiomotime @provaxtexan @HandsofScars @Monstercoyliar @NewSeasonsSpa @ByronHsu2 @FrankDElia7 @vstefans @ToBornin @ktibus @Awithonelison @SkepticalMutant @mcfunny @chezronify @cappsie @gavleeham @dann58638436 @crabb_vicki @TheCrystalBrian @iXeno @TMGFlorida @handmadekathy @ReneeBa41879905 @wjack76995 @TheFrankmanMN @Augusti03401363 @ianfmusgrave @TruthTwt @natedoromal @jayjoseph22 @rightwingblack2 @FUDyou2 @IainMulady @doritmi @JCDeardeuff @Izzitreally2 @Jccalmond2 @TweetOfSteiner @BlueLionBlog @thisisnothappen @Blackcatprowl3 @isa_picard @HawkInATX @VVDeingott @foofdawg @4thEchelon22 @TinFoilAwards @F250Roush DDT is still in use in many countries, India for example, so insect resistance is still a problem. https://t.co/Qtt9U0H5KA https://t.co/0izZDDMAbK

Jan 9, 2024 · 4 likes · 956 followers View post →
Philip Machanick
@philipmach · X

@atkinsmike1 @TC_Africa DDT wasn’t banned. WHO still has guidelines for its use. There are safer alternatives and over-use results in resistance. https://t.co/x40192op9k 1/2

Oct 5, 2023 · 963 followers View post →
Rich S
@richschwab1 · X

RT @ProtesterLone: @ChildrensHD That's because DDT is still heavily used by China and India. https://t.co/mI8G2FwMOa

Apr 1, 2023 · 1 share · 1,244 followers View post →
CowLivesMatter
@ProtesterLone · X

@ChildrensHD That's because DDT is still heavily used by China and India. https://t.co/mI8G2FwMOa

Apr 1, 2023 · 1 like · 1 share · 5,608 followers View post →
Martin Rwabihurwa
@Rwabihurwa311 · X

@SemweyaMusoke https://t.co/Wy8j2WPL5H

Apr 2, 2022 · 1 like · 2,828 followers View post →
Hu Flung Flu?
@cgraviss · X

@libertydownundr DDT is still useful, and got a bad rap it didn't deserve. https://t.co/9zIur8niCy

Jan 10, 2022 · 1,079 followers View post →
うるふぁ
@ulfa_phys · X

RT @MinatoNakazawa: @takehikohayashi @yutakashino 存じません。WHOは2006年にアフリカでのマラリア対策だけはDDT使用を推奨し一時増えましたが2009年以降の激減はPOPs条約の影響大です。 https://t.co/Rno…

Dec 8, 2021 · 5 shares · 187 followers View post →
Sentinel
@3Sentinel4 · X

@FillmoreWhite @mcgrubs_fc @Pooch7171 @jessesingal It has modestly declined but it's still used. That just looks at those that reported to WHO https://t.co/GwnA4Xt4AS

Oct 15, 2021 · 662 followers View post →
Millard Fillmore White House Library
@FillmoreWhite · X

RT @Chris_F_Carson: @mac_balzac @bigokro Nope, DDT does not cause polio India is the main country where DDT still in use (data up to 2014)…

Nov 13, 2020 · 1 share · 2,756 followers View post →
Christine Carson
@Chris_F_Carson · X

@mac_balzac @bigokro Nope, DDT does not cause polio India is the main country where DDT still in use (data up to 2014) https://t.co/hN1uQsINuD India is almost free of polio https://t.co/Jw6GMK5scs other than polio from reversion of the weakened polio strain used in one of the vaccines #COVID19

Nov 11, 2020 · 1 like · 1 share · 603 followers View post →
杉山真大@震災被災者
@mtcedar1972 · X

RT @MinatoNakazawa: @takehikohayashi @yutakashino 存じません。WHOは2006年にアフリカでのマラリア対策だけはDDT使用を推奨し一時増えましたが2009年以降の激減はPOPs条約の影響大です。 https://t.co/Rno…

Jul 12, 2020 · 5 shares · 2,324 followers View post →
Jacob
@Jacob___Anthony · X

@ChrisMasterjohn Global decrease in DDT use leading to more bugs and therefore more bats. Combine this with habitat disruption. https://t.co/qTI6I8xtX2

Mar 29, 2020 · 2 followers View post →
Stephanie Manka (Schuttler), Ph.D. | Scientist
@FancyScientist · X

@biologistimo Maybe she means in regulations. Some countries use pesticides that we ban and other countries ban pesticides that we use. The US is actually not the strict. DDT is still used in some countries. https://t.co/YFCKsXK5wi

Feb 1, 2020 · 2 likes · 5,663 followers View post →