A plant-based repellent protects against Tunga penetrans infestation and sand flea disease

Acta Tropica

Volumn 99, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 126-136

  Feldmeier, Hermann ^a   Kehr, Judith Dorothea ^a   Heukelbach, Jörg ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Poverty; Prevention; Protection; Repellent; Sand flea disease; Tunga penetrans; Tungiasis

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZANZARIN;

FLEA; PARASITE INFESTATION; REPELLENT; SKIN DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFESTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VECTOR; PARASITIC SKIN DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; RAT; SAND FLEA DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUNGIASIS; URBAN AREA;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; FEMALE; FLEAS; FOOT DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; INSECT REPELLENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANTOTHENIC ACID; PLANT OILS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN POPULATION;

BRAZIL; CEARA; FORTALEZA; SOUTH AMERICA;

SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); TUNGA PENETRANS;

EID: 33751083605     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2006.05.013     Document Type: Article

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