Birdwatch Note Rating
2025-04-01 07:03:06 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: B1A872E8A595B1A1219B5E56C311A9972CB4F90B3CABEBB99B277FCB77CA1CD1
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Original Note:
"The countries that still make DDT… are where we’re still seeing this paralytic polio situation happen.” This is false. South Africa uses DDT https://www.researchgate.net/publication/354227862_Ongoing_Use_and_Monitoring_of_DDT_in_South_Africa https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024040854 and there is not polio there. The last case of polio was reported in South Africa in 1989. https://www.gov.za/news/events/health-awareness-events/national-polio-eradication-awareness-weekh
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