Field assessment of a novel spatial repellent for malaria control: a feasibility and acceptability study in Mondulkiri, Cambodia
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DOI: 10.1186/s12936-017-2059-6
Abstract: BackgroundLarge-scale use of insecticide-treated nets and indoor residual spraying have contributed to a significant decrease in malaria transmission worldwide. Further reduction and progress towards elimination, however, require complementary control measures which can address the remaining… read more here.
Keywords: malaria control; use; study; repellent ... See more keywords
Spatial repellents transfluthrin and metofluthrin affect the behavior of Dermacentor variabilis, Amblyomma americanum, and Ixodes scapularis in an in vitro vertical climb assay
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269150
Abstract: Repellents serve an important role in bite protection. Tick repellents largely rely on biomechanisms that induce responses with direct contact, but synthetic pyrethroids used as spatial repellents against insects have received recent attention for potential… read more here.
Keywords: americanum; spatial repellents; climb; vitro vertical ... See more keywords
EVALUATION OF ESSENTIAL OILS AS SPATIAL REPELLENTS AGAINST AEDES AEGYPTI IN AN OLFACTOMETER.
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DOI: 10.2987/22-7090
Abstract: Spatial repellents are becoming an integral part of the integrated mosquito management and are considered another tool to prevent mosquito-borne diseases. They are also gaining attention as a potential disease transmission breaking strategy. Current vector… read more here.
Keywords: aedes aegypti; spatial repellents; oil; essential oils ... See more keywords