Comparison of the tick repellent efficacy of chemical and biological products originating from Europe and the USA

Parasitology Research

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 899-904

  Semmler, Margit ^a   Abdel Ghaffar, Fathy ^a   Al Rasheid, Khaled A S ^b   Mehlhorn, Heinz ^c  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 N ACETYL N BUTYL AMINOPROPIONIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; CINEOLE; CITRONELLAL; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS EXTRACT; DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; ESSENTIAL OIL; GERANIOL; ICARIDIN; INSECT REPELLENT; LACTONE; METHANDRIOL; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITEX AGNUS CASTUS EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMACENTOR; DERMACENTOR RETICULATUS; EUROPE; HUMAN; IXODES RICINUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIPCEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; TICK; UNITED STATES; VITEX AGNUS CASTUS;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; DERMACENTOR; EUROPE; HUMANS; INSECT REPELLENTS; IXODES; TICKS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

DERMACENTOR RETICULATUS; IXODES RICINUS; IXODIDA; VITEX;

EID: 79956223034     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: 14321955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-010-2131-4     Document Type: Article

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