Predictors of silicosis and variation in prevalence across mines among employed gold miners in South Africa.

Background: The stated intention to eliminate silicosis from the South African goldmining industry as well as current programmes to find and compensate ex-miners with silicosis require an understanding of variation in silicosis prevalence across the industry. We aimed to identify the predictors of radiological silicosis in a large sample of working miners across gold mines in South Africa.

Methods: Routine surveillance chest radiographs were collected from 15 goldmine "clusters" in a baseline survey undertaken in preparation for a separate tuberculosis isoniazid prophylaxis trial.

The efficacy of ACTELLIC 50 EC, pirimiphos methyl, for indoor residual spraying in Ahafo, Ghana: area of high vector resistance to pyrethroids and organochlorines.

Insecticide resistance in the main malaria vectors in Africa is a major concern for malaria vector control program managers. The most common insecticides used for indoor residual spraying (IRS) and treating bed nets are becoming increasingly ineffective. The quest for safer and more effective insecticides for malaria vector control is urgent.