| ADVENTURE IN SARDINIA Reel 2 Film detailing attempts to control the mosquito population to stamp out malaria in Sardinia. | ||
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| Catalog #: | 516688 | |
| Clip Number: | 516688-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | DOCUMENTARIES | |
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| Location: | Sardinia | |
| Year Shot: | 1950 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ANIMALS/GENERAL: Pest Control ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATE: Insect, Mosquitoes HEALTH AND MEDICINE: Diseases LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Italy, Sardinia | |
| Description: | MISSING 1/6/2006 ADVENTURE IN SARDINIA Reel 2 Film detailing attempts to control the mosquito population to stamp out malaria in Sardinia. Microscope shot of mosquito laying eggs. Map of country split into regions. DDT being sprayed by local men. Intelligence squads checking on the work. Laboratory testing. New breeding grounds found. Aeroplane dusting marshes. Decision made to drain all water on the island. Digging trenches, chopping down reeds, burning brush etc. Lots of men at work clearing ground. Men searching for tiny hidden pools. A man is told off because one of the pools he is responsible for still has larvae within it. The campaign succeeded. Laboratory. Village with children playing. They follow the Town Crier who announces no malaria for one year in their region. Traditional dancing. Shots of locals. Dam being built. Child in a cot. | |
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