Prevention of infectious tick-borne diseases in humans: Comparative studies of the repellency of different dodecanoic acid-formulations against Ixodes ricinus ticks (Acari: Ixodidae)

Parasites and Vectors

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Schwantes, Ulrich ^a   Dautel, Hans ^b   Jung, Gerd ^a  

^a Dr R Pfleger GmbH   (Germany)

^b IS Insect Services GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCONUT OIL; INSECT REPELLENT; LAURIC ACID; LAURIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFECTION PREVENTION; IXODES RICINUS; LABORATORY TEST; LOTION; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PARASITE VECTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SYNTHESIS; TICK BORNE DISEASE;

ACARI; IXODES RICINUS; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE;

EID: 64949106466     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17563305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-1-8     Document Type: Article

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