The control of malaria in Borneo (An account of the Tambunan experiment)

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Abstract
Previous work has indicated that the Anopheles "leucophyrus" complex is the chief vector of malaria in Borneo. Jungle clearing and the admission of sunlight to seepage areas reduced the breeding of the vector by 95% within 3 years and the cultivation and/or pasturing of such areas kept down jungle growth quite successfully. With the decrease in vectors the malarial incidence also decreased markedly. Wide spread campaigns to eliminate the jungle breeding places of A. "leucophyrus", together with simple therapeutic measures can successfully control malaria in Borneo, and this type of campaign is well within the capacity of the natives themselves. Measures designed to control A. maculatus are so much wasted effort since this mosquito is not an important vector in Borneo at the present.

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