Aerial operation : report of the month of december 1978

6 et"tf lTor1d Herlth 0r55ir,iz,.:t ion Onc]:ocercia.sis Contrnl lrogra:imre I-.C. Xox 549 0uafiadougou Upper Vol.ta I'-',rlI.LT, OPU]llTICj-S I?eport for ti',e :ror,th of .T)ecet'rber 1978 B. Cliff 1. LInVICIDT';G Oi).iRAit'iOjis Tliere wzs a consj-rler,ibl.e tleerease in :r-mount of lnsecticide used conpa.recl rvlth the prer-j-olrs rnor,.th (13 r}CZ,9 conpared. vrith JOr()96.5 1j-tres ), This gas du.e, not cn].rr tc the general decrease in water 1evel throtrgl:out the vrhole l-rograrr:-oe.Arenr but also to tbe vol.untarX,'cessation of trea-t- rqent on a nu:rber of rirrersln lhase 1. llollowing excellent rectrlts, the corrplete Comoe a-nd. I,er:,.b, rivers'r the upper p:rts of both the Black Voltr. and TJpper Br,ndiuaiir thc ll.Lncii, Dleir];oa., I3onbi..ssou, Tiaol Iacl:,'; a::i loti-o river,s all ce..secl. to be tre':.teci. As ::nticlp:.tec1,, fixed uring treltn,ent becarue conslC:rably reduced- '..nc1 by the enC of t-:e l"enr, culJr tire 3l-ricil Vol-t:r, 5:ss;rncir'', R:fing, ia4:oe, Baou16 i:nd Oti rj-vers v.'ere sti1l being tre':ted )ry lorter. Corl- pi..reC r,:ith i-ovenirer (19 t398.5 li'cres ) onty 6567.5 litres of lnsecticlcle w'-.:s released by f1>;eC wi-ng. [he lr.c].: of rbil-iti. to dj-stribute the in- see-ti-cic1e ,.Lt ,iifficu.ft breedir.'i; sites bec.,rne evident ,i..rl the fixeC wing when treatment fa.iled on the LTpper Oti in the 51st l'reeir. A helicopter using the restrictor techlicrue had to re-treat this stretch of ri.rer a.nd thereafter it r,vas done by helicopter each 'oeel:. There w?rs aJ-so i: considerable reduction in the qr-lantity.of insecticide released by hellcopter coropa.red urith tlie preulous nonth (+'tlS.{ Decenber compared. vrith IC6!8.O litres in lTovember). 1.1 I,1R\TICID]]IG CYCLDS { c;re1es v,/ere cor}pletecl during the month. f}'G'lC'.ICIDE STlJ.ll,fIS1.2 Iro fu.rther s1:.it-rnents -2- l13 IISXCTICTDII ?llILFOrl :1 r Cll La Satisfa.ctori, oTT-.Fn AtinI., I, Oit :l;^TIot;fl Dr-rri-n4r tJre iroitt.., prospection f1yin51 took pl.rce in the Eastern -Te ao Outlyir-g f,.,eI ,'-nd iib::.te clcLr.e:j luere visited. to deteniine the sti:te of tlie fue'l :-'.;rrl insecti-cidc:rnci.-bllese stoclls will now be eolfected .nd u.sed eIser,4:ere siitce in so;le insti..nces, these stocks hrvo been there f or lvell ortrer : rre?!r. lloll or.,'inil an :riult f1y incre:lse in the .i,:boulgcu rrc?r a sl')eci.1 helicopter prospecl;ion f1i.c;ht tr2s d.one there but no untre:"ted breecling sites i,ere fcundl however, it w.r"s on this prospection th:.t the f'-,11eo. fixe,'r,viii5 tre,:.traent rvas r-i.iscovered oil the llpper Oti. 1. I,/ R\rl0rl')Il Dr rn;'sllD 4. 4.1 4.2 4.7 See [abIe 1' .I,T.IC]U IiOURS []ee 'Iable 2. H-.IC.ET IIOUX': n:): TT.r I-'i 3ee Tgb1e 5. :IIIT+lr.T I{OIIP,3 Oi'. 1'IlO?S See T:b1e 4. m,ICIlT ito-LTF; .'1 rrff ]-ttjilcr -.[], See T:,.b]e 5 1,,^,-t1;;619 I,,i'r I'|r.I II|IIX) See T bIe 6 tPJ:'TlTlT ''-X/r 5 6. 7. See enclossr! t'ir.t.1t. ul/.slE 1 FoI.louin6 e:-ceffent restl.ltij, 'r nt'lili)er of riv:rs Y/cre te]:en off trei.'ument. The "-.-rter levels of ^]1 rlvers fell :lrr:' c'ltrr:-l-'.i the r'ronth the 1-zi- dried from its sotlrce to the bridge -,:,rl- tl:e trol-oi.io, nlom1.'e, Bav6, Iririgou and Ilongou rivers all cez:-sed to flotnt. 7,I II]JStr II The r".pict ,-ir'an.:tic f:.I]-off of insecticide qr-'-':ntity rec:uired con- tinued and by the e:rcl, o-f ttre Xe-''rr tre tment w'rs restrictei'bo the Iu1- p:twl't, Irolerlower Da-lil ancl'-.'hite \roIt., rivers wltit'r totaf v'eeklX curntlty of i-nsecticide rec.1tr.1re:.ier:t tvell- belovr ICO litres. 7 .2 .lTIr [jj;t rrr (ir ) Ti.e fj-xed winiJ rena-Lired o:'r the Otl river to tl.'e ye3r er.d. lllse- where in tj-re Ji:.st, rL nlrj:,i.)cr or'slrri.ll- riv-^rs driecl. lncl blr thc l;:st rreel': of the norith tl"e l-.,rr:e r.libori river h: cl virtuall-y dried' -3- The Sota, however v,'as st11l beiug tre:rted with relea.ses of One Iitr"e of abe.te, 7 .3 Ilin l: III (''' ) All rivers continued to decrease in rvater level. Relezses on the R:'.goe dropned frora 1J to 5 and. the !aor-rl6 fron U to 6, but at the yea.r end both tirese rivers rrere still being treated by fixed rving aircraft. 7 ,4 rlr43r IV=]ts\('aY c(r^ sr ) \Yith the la.rge ri.vers tl:is,lhase contaj.r.s, the fa1I-off in in- secticide quantit5r requirenent rva.s not ^.s rqa"rkeci as in the other Phasesr 0f the 7l-302.9 litres used d.riri-ng the ironth in the.v','hole Pnrgranme lrea1 Ihase IV i:ccot.'Lntecl for 3t758.6 l-itres or 33%. Quantities used on the SassenC-zz clront,eci froi:: 19 to 12 l_itres. 8. STIIF IrCV.rt.- 'i1lsj Y'NIO J.B:.sford dep'l.1'1o6, on l-eave on 9.12.78 r.i:.d. vr:'s rer.laced temporar.ily b;r l'.Ioudiougou. Pilot "Iilson retu.zr-ec1 fro:n hol-idr1' on 'l .L2.78, Iilot I.lalrsine d.epa.rted on lea.ve on 8.12.78. -E 4i B. Cliff Chief of Ierial Operations 1.'II-]]'G IIIO'IS -4- AB1TE D]SPETSED - DECHfB],1R 197E I"-/ EEK 52 506r5 2lor7 15rl 7rO EIASE 1 Porter lieli-East Heli-F/est Heli-South TOTAI 5:J-5rO t6lrg 4715 l-17, B 5 476rO 248r8 45 ro 611 5t 38415 241r7 5115 116 4 TOT ^I 1642r0 86417 l-77 rt tlo15 B4or2 I llsrg 682rg 555r7 2Bt417 PTIASE III - \IEST Porter IIeli-East I{e1i-!Vest HeIi-South TOT/,I ?[.IASE IV 57ArB 475r4 T0T,r,l 1659, o 622r7 129r3 24AtrO 49 50 51 52 lY EEK l54rB 3412 5o7 15 ]-9ot7 3215 44515 149, B 41r o 78OrO l-27r8 2lr6 726ro 696r5 66A?7 '';1I hL! EK Porter Heli-East Heli-V/est HeIi-South T0[/t TOThI 2718r5 1O0Or1 5O 51 5249 Borr0 7lO19 546rO 24314 62015 247 14 669rO A98r4 atrlrg 88gr 4 867 rg 867 14 3778t6 Table 1 I I 1 I I I -5- ABATE DIS:I]EI;SED - DECEIIBER 1978 WEEK 535.6 427.7- 545.7 Table 1 continued PIIASE IT Porter Heli-I:i Heli-C I.leli-E TOT/I PHASE III - EAST Porter Heli-I'l Heli-C I{e1i-E T0T.rf, IOTTJ, 87,2 187.6 22.5 297.7 TOT^I 440.8 184.0 648.9 758.0 2.O41.', Y/EEK 54.O 55.O 14.0 40.9 1912 44,6 47.1 22.5 109.0 54.9 67.8 69.6 5049 5t 52 76 98, ]-65.5 l_gg.B 165.0 6:g t52.,4 21t.3 64.0 4.4 182.0 172.7 ]l-35.8 74.7 t4g.o l84.2 579.7 TOTII .A3/TE DISPEIISID = 11 a I,i G 49 50 5t 52 I I 6Table 2 r.[II',T ]TOI-TRS D]]CI]I3EN 1978 T. i r")II PP.OSP. y',r)l'Il=.I i / TRC]I/JT c-GPi-n'l C-GolTC c-F_{oz C-PFGI c-GDl-iz C-G^ iD C-G.OEi C-GODY TOT II Iultr00Prllil C-GXII, C-GXII{ C-GX]J TOT,^I FIXED rIITrrc l,l.iirl 30lro ll0ll0 301r0 BOBO T'l:,',Ll T-AliaLi_l T i 1i_\tir T,A"i',rlf.,ll TillAIE rll\tl/1f l!'!\, XOBC TAI7LD ,I --------f 62.5 62.8 12.2 53.1 54.' Ftn l.,].'., 44.O 75t]- ii 3To.z 40.5 54.4 16.8 85,2 5 3 5.3 12.o 62.5 62.8 l-7.6 tr7 '1) ) aL 54.1 70.O Ll_.3 44tO 40.4 416.O 6+.4 7O.B 5.4 a 12.0 95.2 7]I.,TGr{ I{OT--ils iiY R{i sll T"ble j INT] J'J\]TD ]?T]-Gllll_/,, )1x r IT rrr (rr ) rrr ('# ) IV I II rrr (E ) rrr (v ) rV 81. O 3l.g 11 lel 56,7 52,9 15.5 3t5 L5 t3 22.8 26,O L2;O l-5.6 15,5 L)a) 22'8 -i I laririciding I]eli - 370.2 1'.17i-ng - 83.2 I'rqispection Heli - 40.5 F.i,'ing - ,^JliJi;i, lleli - 5.J F.ii'Iing - 12.0 Totirl Ilel-i - 4L6'O I.'Iing - 95.2 r IT Irr (i;) rrr (\? ) IV I II rrr (.r ) rrr (v ) r1.r 87,6 ) I .+ LBO. o 56.7 58.3 5.4 2rB 7a 2)2.) 2.6 217 I-Iarrisoir Taylor Johnson P,11ey Trtress Tym:iclr !yci1o ii ilson riairsine G:111 Tiea"11:eI i' lcKeever 1',ra.lsh ct-iff Davies 0r:r.in Hendericlc< r,ion Iang-aIet 'le.sford 0cran .lerbo B ITIC\T :T,iili-r' .'cTlis rICU I[,iG'T ;iClir]S Tr-ibl-e 4 64.4 46,.9 trntr A"l ca t aL 0 4Z cD 72.€ 42.3 12.o 30,B 2811 73.6 a2La) 17.6 8.2 514 18.6 415 19.g 14.2 Ta.bl-e 5 20.6 -9- Table 6 ll,lDIl'GS /iID tr'rlEl, I.I,I(EI; DECI,I,BDR 1978 ITI;'-SIC 1 IVOHY CO/ST ?H.^ SE I UPP]]R VOI!.A Bobo Diebougou Total .. i,,ilrI Sikasso Kuoro Kona Kouti.:1a Iotal o. GH,^JI,^ l/tl'fDIi,GS Ftilf GFes) 23 Korhogo Ferke Tortiya lJoua.lce Kafolo Kakpin Timb6 ?oint 7 Bondoukou Bouna Ka.na.l-a, Total tta taa 4 4.4]4 510 L\.IT.DI].TGS .ITIIf,I,ffires) 190 570 1,990 780 5O 2 5 1227 J_% 220 100 B'O 650 t2 Eg ao ao aa 5 1 4 7 B 4 2 1 5 4 }TI.1SE IT uPlr4R ,/01[A Ouaga TOT,AI PHASE TI +50 1o400 L.980 TTO 8.120 87 14.854 7 1.493 4B TOT/,I IHASE 1 aat Bo16 Bamboi Tota.1 PHrl.Sll If GIL4}]A Demon L{ognori ilotigu Ahalagu S.Gida Sugu Tamale 1,'tlasl Yendi 560 440 200 1BO 5lo 47o 4.680 500 510 aa 4 7 I 1 2 7 28 + 2 55 9,467 - :==:==: - 10- ITI-^,S}i III (n ) U]]PIN VC].,!T i rli Parna Total aa irrGllR Gaya f,a Tapoa Totr,l ta l,^j l)I';C-: lrLiIT, ;ll];It' Ratir ll^ rrilro':rl !irni Gbasse Tiandi l,r'' t ia trr*n, Tcireleng, /,1ibori i(ereman J).'r-ra^lcou trT I Tr X+ .<],-- r'r..,.^ l.Lroniey l-'a[]ranodo Dosso Socl.re \ro s sa TOT/I IITTSI rII (E ) I]T,.SL, III (.] ) fVORY CO;IST OCienn6 Ilounrlir,l-i tVahire Papa,rr l"a.din',ni Total ... ,It0T rt liTjtiL(ilJ""-".) 420 on 520 +40 .76(l 2.31O 860 470 480 180 180 4oo 400 200 180 L21e- 735 540 160 430 790 @= r.)l-lt.ll III Trble 6 continued IAIIf;;G{" rr /-r;ffi_\\ !! u a u u / 100 170 270 +90 600 oU 4 1 4 lr 6 2 1 aa aa 1B 5 4 4 + 4 TOGO .l leheride Bagazr 3assari, lar:a Kara iia,bolrlgou S.rsLrrte . 'lrgc.r !:'-n-Kavla ?itira PiIr su rrr (j, ) 7 4 4 t7 10 5 6 4 510 720 .610 2.560 1.20C 970 99c 390 380 770 9BO L.O45 130 530 670 670 2_g 1 1 2 1 1 1 l,]-Z 3amako I. t Piela ieleko Bor-rgouni Yanfollla j'.Diassa Irnl<or.,roLt i'ankel: b: Tot::1 . r 4 4 1 1 5 + 5 4 + 1 7 4 + la 17 20:aa JTU,Sn(,',r ) aaa 1.090 _ 46 7.830: :: -11 - Tahle 6 continued I]'i,.SE IV I\rolY c0,^.1'j ,ls11ir.f1d I i''.nkoiro Segr-,.eIa l-oroncl o -r]iai:]:ou:re Icrotou Tor-r.ba Total .. Phise f\r T l a.mTar dI r i-|./-Ll'tr\) 4: 87 55 l-12 46 1B zis tr'll-trrT,(I-iffi".) 2.060 794 6BO 3.120 6oo J* t4r86+ 9 1461 t5 r94O 7rB3o 7 r25o 22,J47 l-itres 9 7 5 t4 3 suttT.AitY TOT ^,.T,S ITT-/ S],J I}.il sLl FT-,^,SIi l.r.il t tt , IUr'.Srl GP,l-T TOT.rf, oaa 1 II rrr (o ) rrr (l ) IV aa aa aaaala B. Cl_iff Chief of ^,eri''r1 Operati-ons o @l b,-l CItlFli f{ op 6() oa E' H o #d Eo+ cdg {J r o fr !i rl \_ _ _ - -_/ t) o, 1)'r- ^"''*' t./ I I : .. i, :l J,Itr -?----*_--S- 5 o f ^"t . t'l " r,) i t\' \-' I I\"i -4 i -1' ) o o ,;t' *,/ v T ,.L (. I I .\ I r-*(-( t)\ ,o t I L- h{.r + 1 I I IIi - -. I o i\ ,} ( ,J v /\ I ) ,t 'X-' _r.. o, I ,^lI I J I I I I I I I I I l l t s 7t \ o ,l '; t'- :) q\ /lt\ ''-//- i .i.t,t f ,\,)a,.i :-I. 'i.-/"' ) I ') -r< L 1'.u/ !.."'l .i 'to\'i 1.. {i; l l 1 I a E sls; E.-i < H>f, i<9 I' \h Y -,6 s F- -,2 ^ i Ftf -< , r !?o oSse 1' !2; F.:E _' !\cI -. 'r g-3 *t? * 561EI t x f' ( ( I \ t o ^ r -'l'(- / r t' ,'.' I - --{ rt l- -r' 1 t c t -t z1ilr. (. \ 't