Journal of Veterinary Medical Science
Online ISSN : 1347-7439
Print ISSN : 0916-7250
ISSN-L : 0916-7250
Toxicology
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) levels in rat livers collected from a malaria vector control region
Kodai MOTOHIRAYoshinori IKENAKAYared Beyene YOHANNESShouta M. M. NAKAYAMAVictor WEPENERNico J. SMITJohan H. J. VAN VURENAna Catarina SOUSAAlex Ajeh ENUNEKUEmmanuel Temiotan OGBOMIDAMayumi ISHIZUKA
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2019 Volume 81 Issue 11 Pages 1575-1579

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Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) is an organochlorine insecticide that has been used for indoor residual spraying for the control of mosquito-borne diseases including malaria. However, due to its toxicity and environmental persistence, there are concerns about its potential deleterious effects in humans and wildlife. Therefore, the current study aimed to monitor and estimate the level of DDTs in human communities. The accumulation of DDT and its metabolites was evaluated in house rat (as sentinel) livers collected in an area where DDT was sprayed. DDTs were measured using a gas chromatography / Electron Capture Detector. The results revealed high concentrations of DDTs in the rat livers and the levels of DDTs were similar to findings reported from the same area in 2014.

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