Who Aids Typhus Champion In Afghanistan -- UN 38210 For hundreds of years Afghanistan has been plagued by malaria and typhus. Not until the World Health Organization sent a four-man medical team to Kundus to spray with DDT an area of 175 square miles against malaria was any organized attempt made to bring the diseases under control. The favourable results achieved led to the trebling of the programme. During the off season for malaria the teams tackle the typhus problem. Here a Who team in Kabul sprays bus passengers. January 01, 1951. (Photo by United Nations).