WORRYING NEWS: Spartan Mosquito Eradicators are being tested and marketed in Africa. #malaria #mosquitoes #disease #togo #ghana [thread]pic.twitter.com/DRpBT2AqLq
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6/ The claim that Spartan Mosquito Eradicators can prevent malaria is a clear violation of EPA rules, which state that companies may not make health claims about 25(b)-exempt devices. The company seems to think it can get away with this because the disease is *outside* the U.S.pic.twitter.com/D5uOsZsNSJ
7/ If you have influence in Togo and Ghana, please prevent Spartan Mosquito from taking root. cc @ASTMH @WHOGhana @WHOAFRO @Health_ghana @TogoWho @USEmbassyLome @Impact_Malaria @ThinkHumanity @Chemonics @PMIgov @USAIDGH @GlobalHealthOrg @gatesfoundation @pamcafrica @AfricaCDC
8/ Spartan Mosquito has renamed its device the Pro-Tech Eradicator. Like the original contraption, the active ingredient will be borate (not sodium chloride). Company claims it kills 95% of mosquitoes and will have @epa approval soon. Here's press release: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/togos-national-program-for-fight-against-malaria-pnlp-to-launch-mosquito-eradication-initiative-in-west-africa-300988414.html …pic.twitter.com/MHiY1XnwHQ
9/ @Omar_Arouna I read that you're the president of the newly-created Innovative Mosquito Control, Inc. Can you reveal which NGOs are collaborating to bring Spartan Mosquito Eradicators to Africa?pic.twitter.com/ywZP889M6f
10/ Spartan Mosquito has a history of falsely implying that its device is officially sanctioned. E.g., here is a photo the company features on its Facebook page. It shows the mayor of South Miami, in a company shirt, under the seal of the State of Florida, holding an Eradicator.pic.twitter.com/gyNBhFoXaE
11/ To help expose this scheme, please add a review to Innovative Mosquito Control's Facebook page. #malaria #mosquito #disease #spartanmosquito #africa #togo #ghana https://www.facebook.com/pg/InmocoAfrica/reviews/?ref=page_internal …
12/ Note that Innovative Mosquito Control, Inc., is likely just a shell company created by Spartan Mosquito to promote its contraptions in Africa. The idea is to use this "public benefit corporation" (registered in Delaware) to masquerade as a NGO in the eyes of the public.
13/ You can tell that Innovative Mosquito Control, Inc., is a front just by looking at the photographs on its website — all images are from iStockphoto (which Spartan Mosquito loves). And not a *single* pic related to mosquitoes or malaria. Truly lame. https://www.inmocoafrica.com pic.twitter.com/nhyvmziSpz
Thanks. You lay out a very good. See. Sadly, the credibility of the US is at stake here. These devices have managed to weasel around any protections for consumers and should NOT be viewed as endorsed. I would STRONGLY advise seeking advice from the Gates foundation as well.
I sent dozens of emails to @gatesfoundation but never got a single reply. I just don't have the connections. They could shut it down easily, I'm sure.
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