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Subject: what if also
you could find a way to impregnate the "Gi Ni polyester" (giniester) with antimalarials - even if just a small
gimmicky amount? If the early polyester fibers had the material already in it...certainly could be more valuable
and add some cache! maybe more expensive to make but easier to sell?
Military clothing: A uniform idea for protection <http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/Weefda098-
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By Sarah Murray
Financial Times (FT Special Report : Combating Malaria)
April 24, 2012
The military is often responsible for innovations and this has certainly been the case
with anti-malarial clothing impregnated with the insecticide permethrin.
However, as the battle against malaria extends into new areas and the spectre of drug-
resistance looms, non-military uses for such clothing are being explored.
Clothing treated with insecticide can repel insects, prevent biting and kill insects.
Treating clothing involves similar processes to those used for impregnated bed nets, with
fibres coated during the manufacturing process.
"The big benefit of permethrin clothing is that it stops mosquitoes surviving to transmit
disease," says Abraham Mnzava, co-ordinator for malaria vector control at the World Health
Organization's global malaria programme.
Reducing non-combat deaths has long been a challenge. In the first world war, there
were almost 17,000 cases of malaria among US soldiers.
In February, the Army Times reported cases of malaria among US troops in Afghanistan
had reached their highest level in nine years.
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