Via Ed Darrell I learn that Patrick T. O'Shaughnessy will give a talk Jan 19 at the University of Iowa on the history of DDT and malaria and the myth about them.
O'Shaughnessy has written the definitive account of Operation Cat Drop. Worth a look!
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