Protective efficacy of menthol propylene glycol carbonate compared to N, N-diethyl-methylbenzamide against mosquito bites in Northern Tanzania

Parasites and Vectors

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Kweka, Eliningaya J ^a,b   Munga, Stephen ^c   Mahande, Aneth M ^a   Msangi, Shandala ^a   Mazigo, Humphrey D ^b   Adrias, Araceli Q ^d   Matias, Jonathan R ^d  

^a TROPICAL PESTICIDES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^c KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^d Poseidon Science Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZAMIDE DERIVATIVE; INSECT REPELLENT; MENTHOL PROPYLENE GLYCOL CARBONATE; MR 08; N DIETHYL METHYLBENZAMIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSECT BITE; OCIMUM; OCIMUM SUAVE; PROTECTION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TANZANIA;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; CULEX; DEET; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; INSECT REPELLENTS; INSECT VECTORS; MENTHOL; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; PROPYLENE GLYCOLS; TANZANIA;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; HEXAPODA; OCIMUM SUAVE;

EID: 84865638144     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17563305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-5-189     Document Type: Article

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