Do topical repellents divert mosquitoes within a community? Health equity implications of topical repellents as a mosquito bite prevention tool. [PDF]
, 2013 OBJECTIVES: Repellents do not kill mosquitoes--they simply reduce human-vector contact. Thus it is possible that individuals who do not use repellents but dwell close to repellent users experience more bites than otherwise.
Marta Ferreira Maia +17 more
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Use of a Semi-field System to Evaluate the Efficacy of Topical Repellents under user Conditions Provides a Disease Exposure free Technique Comparable with Field Data. [PDF]
, 2014 Before topical repellents can be employed as interventions against arthropod bites, their efficacy must be established. Currently, laboratory or field tests, using human volunteers, are the main methods used for assessing the efficacy of topical ...
Ngonyani, Hassan +17 more
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A Review on the Comparative Analysis of Synthetic Insect Repellents and Essential Oil Based Sustained-release Insect Repellent Formulations [PDF]
, 2023 The necessity of developing insect repellents with highly effective sustained release properties has attracted more attention due to the vast spread of arthropod-borne diseases such as dengue and malaria, which must be controlled with proper measures ...
C. J. Delpagodage +2 more
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A crossover study to evaluate the diversion of malaria vectors in a community with incomplete coverage of spatial repellents in the Kilombero Valley, Tanzania [PDF]
, 2016 Malaria elimination is unlikely to occur if vector control efforts focus entirely on transmission occurring indoors without addressing vectors that bite outdoors and outside sleeping hours.
Lobo, Neil F +8 more
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Safety evaluation of various vector repellents in combination with deltamethrin in Wistar rats
Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, 2018 Background: Vector repellents are used globally to avoid insect bites and control transmission of diseases. It is important to ensure safety levels of these compounds, although they are noxious to insects.
Anitha Magesh +4 more
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Research Progress on Essential Oils from Lauraceae Plants [PDF]
Shipin Kexue, 2023 There are various species of plants in the Lauraceae family, and these plants are widely distributed in China. Their essential oils have many biological activities, such as bacteriostatic, antioxidant and insect repellent activities and are ideal natural
DU Yitong, WANG Ying, XUE Wanyu, FAN Yuxin, JIANG Zitao
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Aedes aegypti mosquitoes exhibit decreased repellency by DEET following previous exposure. [PDF]
, 2012 DEET (N,N-Diethyl-m-toluamide) is one of the most widely used mosquito repellents. Although DEET has been shown to be extremely effective, recent studies have revealed that certain individual insects are unaffected by its presence.
Brookfield John F. Y. +19 more
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PLoS ONE, 2022 Biomonitoring data of N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide (DEET) in children is scarce and limited to controlled exposure and surveillance studies. We conducted a 24-hour observational exposure and human biomonitoring study designed to estimate use of and ...
Jennifer C. Gibson +9 more
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Use and Application of DEET Repellent
EDIS, 2011 This document discusses the use and application of insect repellents, focusing on DEET and its alternatives. DEET has been effective for over 45 years but has potential adverse effects.
P.G. Koehler, R.M. Pereira, R.A. Allen
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International Journal of Food Properties, 2023 Alpinia zerumbet cv. ’Variegata’, as a special spice, has attracted social attention for its potential to replace synthetic chemicals as insecticides and repellents in food protection.
Jia-Zhu Wang +5 more
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