Aerial operations: report for the month of March 1985

WOR.LD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTE AERIJT OPIR.AIIIOI{S REpoRr_-rpR-Tlul-rqlrli-oA_I$SqII-1_eg2 Pagnan A. Kabore I a lrc'fa-lss Suspension of all treatment ln the Eastern Zote, tleciiled drrring the 8th cycLe, continued. thror.rghout the nonth of March, because of the exceLlent entomologlcal iesults recorded antl also because of the Lorr or no flow of the rivers. In the i,Iestern Zone treatment with Abate or [ehaar was done on the rivers vrith good flow during thls month. Variou.s degrees of ralnfaIl, heavy in sorne places occumed tluriag the month of ltarch in the ?rograme axea. fhese showere tlid not however alter ira a significant way the river disc?rarges. lhe haraattan wi:ad, eausing very Boor visibility (tess than 100 metres on 17 ttarch 1985) was observed this month throughout the whole Progranme Erea. Sone fllghts weie tlelayetl or cancelled because of thts very . unusual batl vislbillty. 1.1lgf:tlc-1A+ge-_cy-c!qg t$ cycles were done dr:rlng thls month. 1.2 Sqppl&s Ineecticlales Abate : Chlorphoxim: fehaar : N11 tf 11 2300 ttrums of 45 titres were received in Bouak6 betn'reen the ?th and the 9th of llarch l..985. 41 of these d.nrms with broken closings were innnetliately used for treatment to a.void spoilage. Aviation tr\rel - Jet A1 Two refillings of fuel totaLlireg 79,4IL l-ltres took place d.uri:r6 the month in the thstem Zone: Bobo Diorlasso (nurmna Faso) Bamako (lurr) g 4LtJ- AqfmS_-to: 1v_i_a'!_i_op- -qg" 1 201011 litres' 191400 litres. 100 dnrms have been oiclered. on a.n experimental basis but they have not yet been received. The distribr:tion between the Eastena and i7estern Zones oi these drurns will be as follorvE: 150 to Boualc6 antl L50 to Kara.R.P 'b. + 22, Other Aeria1 tions 2 .L -?3o-spe c- b-!o-q _f_L is-}$il. . A total of 148.5 helicopter prospecti-on hotrs were flown as follows 1O.B horrrs ln Phase I by ;-ff., G. Zerbo and J. I'.lendericlcc on the l4rite ianda.rna. (Posltive breeding gite of iiiala). 12.9 hor:rs in ?hase IV b1' the f:eseeticide'.t'earn'on the lower Bandalna (riera trial of tlrree pyrethroids.) 16.4 hours i:r ?hase IV ty the lRlO lnsectj-cide tea.n on the frower Sassandra, the Cavaly end on the lower Como6. 20.3 hours ix. the ',,'esterrn llxtension area. by trrs. Philippon, Chief Vrjli and Bald4r (identifrcation of larvaI breecting si'bes on the Tinkisso and i-'cs tributaries.) 10.6 hor.rs in tre ifestern llxtension by G. Zerbol 17a1sh and Hendericloc (Assus"*ent of the results of Abate treatment on the Roa and the Ragb6 ln Guinea.) L5.B hours ix tire l7estern llrhension Area b;' F. 'lalsh andJ. licnderj-clcr for routine prospection before and after tr"eatment of the Upper Iloa and Bagb6. 2?s.3 h:o,ogs in the \Testern ]lxtension area by the Guinea ento- mologlcal tearr: on the iiilo and in the Sanksxani basj:r. 7.9 hours il tire Southern ilxtension area by the i.nsecticide tean for field trials of nev insecticides. 2.2 l{lsce]"lanesus fI iat-te 13.4 hours of mj-scellaneotr.s flights were flov,m thls nronth. j!e-L-1-qqp-te_q_{lrei}!-s. 8.4 hor.rs for f1;'i.::61 of l,ir. :larrn Caz'sten between Ouagaclougour Kara a:nd l,or''.i (IastaLlatlon of the Saralcawa generator, the cheekl-ng of t\e electrical wiri:r.g of the build.lng and that of tl:e water supply system. ) At+Sj -*-ine -triShle 5.0 hours by iIr. il. Cliff, Ckr-ief of Aerial Operati.ons (fieta viqit of Odieirne be6ar:se of the possj.ble move of the Bobo base i::.to that city. ) ,. Ie54S_139 tltslegs-$ Durilg thie month 200 litres of Abate and 6 ,2L, li-tles of Teloaar 'vrere used. This compared to last rtonthts fip..res which were respectiveLy 488.5 litres end 71237 litres, shovrs a bi5; decrease in the anor.mts of 4 a 3 larvlcldes dispei:sed. fhe various suspensiors, decidetl upon elther because of good entoraological resu1ts or beciuse of lm or no flow of the rirrersrare tirc reasons for that clecrecftee (See tables 1 for nore detaila). -g. ! ssrre. A total of 293.4 hours were flown dr:ri::g thls nonth, I'his' shows a d.eorease of over 60 i,.ours corlpared to hours flotra in 5eb:rrary. flie reaooe for this decrease is tl;e 6ane as the one given for the decrease fu' the amorxrt of lanwrci<le clispensed. r1JahtlqE.s. .p-y_ {irc gt_t Seb.table 2. IfrgE!.-4et1q9_!r-lhELsS--+-{-u,r-eelilatlt See Tab!-e 3. !!r-qt_t_hght-4o'fT- See Table 4. 4,:L !;. 4.2 4.3 4.4 Fllght 1 See [ab].e 5. 5. 4gfe+Lt- -€ -Jq-t--4f.-+-e-l -t-qr'1e-n Both aertal bases ab to':o and Knra havc'subnitted their I'Iarch reports shcming that 3Bt5B1 litres of f-reI were used. [his gtvee ar: anerage (Fixed wtng ana helicopter combi.nea) nor:r ftrel coesr.mption rate.'of 131 litres. (See tables 6 for more dotalls). 6. Treatment area See map enclosed. 7. [reataent _Lr_P_lp-q-e_+-4.__9_4r4ses_- of treatment which tookthe month 7"1 re-l fhe tsanlfing IV was treateC onLy tluring the ]-oth cycle. Er.eatment of th.e leraba resumecL on the 10th cycle after belng sus- pentled during the 9th cycle, because of tfie disconery of aquatic stages of !lg4:gg -qegggg_Un 8.1. at the P-41I site. 47.2 Phase fI AlL treatrnent suspended. 7,3 Phase IIE AlL treatnent suspended.. 7.4 ?hase IIfif 'Ihe Baou.16 was treated up to the Banifi:rg II tluring the month. Oa the Bagodr only- the btef between the l(ank61aba and tlre Dani was treated. Treatnent was BLl.spendeC on the other biefs because of thelr low fIcrw. 7,5 Phase IV Ihe Sassand.ra - Bafir..g -'Bagb6 - Boa - trIrzo and tlrelr trlbutaries have been treated with Eel::ar, hhereas the treatraent of the lower I{rzj- yras suspended because of its Im flow and because of the good. entomolo-gical results recorded, 7.6 lJ"stS.rrq-&lery1o3 Onl.y the Bagb6 and t:re Boa ln Gutnea were treated with Abate. B. Brea-kdowns gss Appendk. oJ' LcronauticaL N tlon As alreacly stated., the harmatta;r ca.usecl i-:e mid-.Liarch the delay or caircellation of sorne flights. 10. -n.]qe!t!"-e$3..-l--o-q.sel5_ lhe following losses and thefts hane been reportcd by the Aerial bases: 10.1 Ins€'ctlcltles -Le-tg L2 tln:.ros harrc been reported. stolen tn the Ivory Coast: T irnbe Guiglo Taa.bo Akalrono6lreo Seguela dn-m d::trn tlrrms dnrn, dn:E. +I :1 I I 1 and 10.2 l\le1 - Jet Al follows: , h S6gudla ir Touba 1r'. Iiassal6 ful liorho6o ln 0rlienn6 fur lladtuanl in lor:ndiilli i-n D1o11d ln llad.jrea-Dlassa in Kank6la in Diebo'.lgou A total of 4rO53 l:l-tres of futel have been reported. stolen as 4OO litree (dnms lnc1uded.) jx F6r.tlt6r€ Beni:r)Ivcrry Coast I{a].1 Bur.kjna Faeo 500 170 290 220 782 L70 200 181 470 230 ?80 ll ?l it il ll +lr ll ll il it ?l ri ll il il ) 11. Staff l{onements +-i--+-----+ I/,H..C).. 1,1r. JrO. Pouth Pouth left the Prograrmre on llarch 31, 1985. Mr. T. 0polm vlent on ernnual learre lYom 18 }Iarch Ltr. J. Henderi-cloc who participated in the erperinentaL operat:-ons in Extension l?estr returned' to ir'ara on llarch 3I, L985, tr{r. Pansalet ?oudiotrgo went on anrual learre f}on 1 April 1935. L{r. J. Dofinl retumed. fron his annual leave 611 } AprIL 1985. Messier (pffot) went on a.n rual leave on 6/l/85 Bytllo (pilot) left the Progra@.e on 3l I'Iarch 1985t after 7 . years of servlce. I{c 1aug}:,ha (fffot) went oir anr:ua-l leave oir 2 l{arch 1985. Itlatrue (pifot) returned flon his a::nual leane on lB l.farch 1985. Ig+g6 L2. I{giol-ptrqb.Le-49 No najor operational problem i,as 5een reported by the bases. tr. vr_allg_q51l_mlgtglg F A meeting 6n teLetransrnission (AnCOS) was held'i:r Kara on 15-16 I{arch 1985. The followi:rg peopl-e participatetti 6Dr. Lc llerre (fnC . c-enerra) chairman(crriet 1asloc?)Dr. rll{ B L4. illsceLlaneous on OnSlrl0ii il ll OCP,/Ouaga OC2/:1,ara OcP/K*a 0C?/Ainra !e .Barbe Delfiou KordJo Kabore Sowah 0poh-r Gon6 ) ) Lirs. Claude Provos'b, Gilles Provost a;rd. Tony Costello vlsited Bobo and' I(ara respectively on ilarch 26 and 27 as part of their quarterLl' field visit to the ?rograrme arclao On 4-8 L[arch 1985 L{r. Carsten Raur lnstal1ed and ran tho Sarakalqa senerator; checkerl tire electrical winng of 'the br:iltllng and the water fupply "y"t", (t:ie pr-rmp as'well as tire weil-). A11 installations werefeii nmttloning correctly.' l'llnor repairs were to be done by Vivort a fogol.ese electrieal company. Graduated d.ip-sticfts have tnen lntroduced for the ca-lculation of fuel taken or lefl i:r the d.runs. Thisi it is'hoped, will lmprone the accuracy of fueL corsunption anC stock-tal<ta8..-. .-t -f^ts"t \\,""'- T. A. KABORE 7Abate d _1-9p2 TabLe 1 T0[.A-l PHASE T AmCP-4.f'T ?orter HeLi-East IIeIll?est HeIl South I I I TOIAI Y IE I I I 10 I I I i i !l-[ L2 L3 .2 ----5-- I .2:- I o.2 L 0.2 :I -- --T I TOIAI : I I I .t- r I cYCI,ili lutcnam I ?crrtcr He1l-Eest IIeLl-i7est IIeli*South 10 --i 1l- 12 2]-.e 2]-.g t3T L3,' 25,7it t I I J 6,2 6.2 i 67.0 I ! I t29.7 i I 67,0 ; rl rt I IO4AI L7.3 L ?II4S_E_4_hqg. AIn-CRAI,T Porter He11-East HeliJIeat i{e}JAouth CTC T,.E '].2 r I i l- i I : t I i I I I ! I { I L0 11 T.l- t, TOTAI i- I I 9a711a62 I ! ! t 't I I I I L32 Ba tL 55.8 33.O l-I 73.O l_-TOIAI 55.8 [04AI ABAfi] : 200 IITP,XS I I a I -l I ! I I lI rI Ia-- --I I I I I , ! a ?HNSE III-W L---- -t-- I I t :ii ---.-t :i.:_ i_1?:1 j.:Z:-i 8CYCT.N table ! (contrl. ) -l I[0TAl ' , a _._-_- --__-{ PHASD I -l- ?orter tle].i-East tieli-l,rest Ir [oTAt ?IIASE IV I AI I t --.--.. ---I110 17.0 T 11 12 t3 II I t I I I L* I t- I I I ! ----t- l I I r I I IL 14.0 26.C 15.0 a 73.0Ir-- 14.0 26.O 16.0 i 73.OIt L L. _-t r ICYC TTiJl ! -_--"- _-.:_"__--- I TOTAI I I a --i AIRCRAEI Iaorter IIeLl-East I{e1i-llest Heli-South .-l 1 I11 L2 i, tt I -1 I : I I ! : I I 1' I I I t I I I I11255'o 1 r49O.b 11811.0 rr5B4.o r1255.O .1l1f i--!1,"''o I rr5e+.0 5,140.0 6 ,140.0 nOIAl TEItIAP.: 6 1217 rrrlllls TEmTAR Drslmlsll]). -lT-rfr.H ?a/" wmta.-t- l,tAEClL:9q t---' i .n racn.a.m I I I I I I , i I I t'! i{e1i-South I 17.0L----- ---- . r' t t 9EL,IGIII I{O'JTIS - i{.ARCll ]-e_42 t t I}JIVICil)X 34.2 55.7 42.0 -.-- --L-...-:-- --. -!.- [[ISCilI,L/r-l J'I]OUS ; -. --j- T0T:II, : -....-,. *-L 3+.2 7i,7 66.9 5r,3 42:o 16,3 I ?ECIIOII 73.7 66.9 7cltaJ _1- I NAFT C. GNYi{ C. GTZS c. GSZU C. C-SZQ g. GSZI( c. GyiA IOTAI 3.tsE -=_LF I lobo-Dioulasso il Kara 9.4 - - --{.-_-I i, L31.5 tti 148.5 i g.4 ', 283.4 -1- ---.- '-..-t- i- Ii- I I -! L I I It_ I I I i I I I I -{ I I T t. Flxed Yiag C. cGnII (lnrlsfr) I 1- I 5! F- I I I I __t. IOTAI I l t IJ- 5 r5l t. ..- ._r Table 2 I I I I a I ll il t I l-0 IT.,IGffi HOTJRS 3Y :Iil-SE AI'TD BY r'CIfVfTY II1ASE lqL-I"- J. ]!a_cj1- _1_e-92 -r- HXIICO?IDR l. I 27 17 69.1 27.O FMD WtrIG - --!-- - I l4&v.rclDliG Iielicopter: 131.5 Fixed-17ing I II IIM IIIfl rV Extension \7est I ! I Ir-'-- IROSPEUf IOI{ Ilelicopter 148.5 ar*"6 ilring I rI IIM rrrr.7 nr Extension l7est Extension f.jouth 10.8 2913 100.5 7.9 ] I.TSCEIIA]'TEOUS iie1.icopter Fixed lling I II rIG IIff rV I II IIM rrr,ll rv Elrtension Ylest Dxtension South tr 8.4 5 9.4 I -r --- ! TOTAI Helicopter : Fj-xed Wi:eg 288.4 5.0 19.5 8.4 27,7 98,-4 l-27,.5 7.9 5.O i I -l l- 11 i ?ilot F Hours Et_Elr&!__Esqrs- Johnson Gagnon f,eynaert Carwalho Tito Cgse L:rud.son Bydlo I{ahue Gi11 Phllippon Ba1dr;r I(urtak Serbo Hend-ericlcr lTaloh Ocran I.ie1rs1 0u6drao6io Sawaclogo Gon,i Adam Gu6gu6d6gbo 4Lrg 20 t2 39,3 B2.l 75,,2 l,219 8.0 413 4.O 5.0 13.1 18.1 23 14 2lt4 75tO 32,3 15.1 43,.4 l-]-.1 11.1 2t3 '2t3 2.3 lqul"l lqt-I_el t2 IA]iDtrIGS AJiD T.UII' IAJC'I" L4rs-.4- t-_--'-- - -l Pru-sE ; counnnr/cacne i r"AIIDnlGS IUEI TAi]]JJ(rrnris ) 120 320 270 792 ,458 I BTJRIM.TA FASO Da6oid clrgou Diebougou Bati6 IrOW[A.II8 I'iE+S._,8_o]_q Dzrrrus P,.mp Total t- I 3,ooo I zt 't 4ti56 :1l ----+-- --- - -- --l 1 2 2 7 29i8 I -+ ! I I I IVOFI.Y COASI I(orhogo Ferk6 Tortiya 4 I I t I I 7BO 655 +92 4 j I I I '-t t 'I otal 11 t1927 I I I i ITAII Sikasso 1 90 1_ I I TOTAI ItIAS]I I 41 1 10 r 475 - q-- -------- I I I I I I I ! I Il BUNKtr'IA FASO Ouagad.ougou GHXl'iA Tamale Sector 130 (Earp)II I I I tF I 2 i 270 IOOAI ?TIASI II I --i 3 2 L1 360 200 2 r25O rTTE [oco Dapaong Airport 5s;.s-I(awa I .J NOTAI PTIASE IIE II t5 --1 2r45O I I I I i ! I ! I .l I i ! su.sn IIIW rv t3 r- coutnnr/cnclm uArf. Dioila BeIeko Bougounl l.[-Diassa ?ankou.rou i(ankel-aba T otal IVORY COAST Odierm6 Boundiali I/ladinani. S oubrd $eguela Irtan Borotou fouba Bouak6 (pompe) Guiglo .rJetLe ln lBakrialcro Di-nboho Tiassal6 Bac-S6roicn lliamotou ELl"-! (contd. ) (rrmos )T,1UTDNTGSI IL.I - ------.-- ---J.-.J ---- t +r9 14C 665 570 +96 370 7 1 4 4 7 2 2 2 4 6 12 B 6 I 2 I 7 7 2 {-.-- --- -.- -.. --l 14 1 3 2r4OB 2AC 670 +- TOTAI PTIASE IIIT ilOIIY COAST I I 130 600 trt42 r1360 a1826 J.1526 895 200 320 5o 11110 955 180 TOTAI ?H,^SE IV-. 60 tc r4g4 I I I I I i - _.-L l-4 !ab-I-e--Q (contd. ) ?[.^sD U:TtrIISION lvDS'J E'XTEI,ISION sorrfi{ I(ankarr Ii::ncliana Damoro Beyla Gbelebarr 51gu.iri Badala Dabola Illssidorgor Sassan-Bq'g Farano courrTnY/cACI{E ftTEI, TATGITIAJ'TDtrTGS I (irtr.:;s ) -t 3 rO7O 94 744 576 272 530 L1277 400 770 580 200 Brr09 11 I 1 3 I 3 7 2 2 2 IL- r-- I I I I [O[AI E]{IEIISIOII 1'./IST I L0rg i 34 BAtalqpa:n6 795 795 I EOIAI EXTEIISIOII SOTJTH I l_ t -f- I-) ( I I I I I I I I I I I I a II I a I t I I I I I 15 SU},[},'IARY I i ---T PHASE LAITDNTGS (rrnnns ) i I I .I I I I I rI IIIE IIN[ ff EXTMISION I,reST E]IIEIISIO}I SOUTH 4t t 15 47 50 34 B to 1475 360 2r45O 5,898 10 r4g4 8r109 795 TO[AI, I I I I I I I -r- ! 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