Use of a semi-field system to evaluate the efficacy of topical repellents under user conditions provides a disease exposure free technique comparable with field data

Malaria Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Sangoro, Onyango ^a,b   Lweitojera, Dickson ^a   Simfukwe, Emmanuel ^a   Ngonyani, Hassan ^a   Mbeyela, Edgar ^a   Lugiko, Daniel ^a   Kihonda, Japhet ^a   Maia, Marta ^a,c,d   Moore, Sarah ^a,c,d  

^a IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anopheles arabiensis; Efficacy; N, N diethyl 3 methylbenzamide (DEET); Repellent; Semi field system

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; INSECT REPELLENT; MEFLOQUINE; N,N DIETHYL 3 METHYLBENZAMIDE; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANOPHELES ARABIENSIS; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIELD EXPERIMENT; FIELD STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOTION; MALARIA; MALE; MOSQUITO BITE; NORMAL HUMAN; SEMI FIELD SYSTEM; SPECIES COMPOSITION; TOPICAL TREATMENT; ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; DRUG EFFECTS; PHYSIOLOGY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; HUMANS; INSECT REPELLENTS; PLACEBOS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899963713     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-13-159     Document Type: Article

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