Deet-a cheap but effective repellent cream for protection of people overnight in forest from mosquito bite
- Author:
Ron P. Marchand -- --
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
DEET cream;
Bite protection;
Mosquito;
Effectiveness;
- MeSH:
Culicidae;
Malaria;
Forestry
- From:Journal of Malaria and parasite diseases Control
2004;0(3):76-83
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
A product with 15% DEET gave an overall bite protection of 85%, without evidence for a diminishing effect through the night. When mosquitoes had a choice at one site between people using repellent or not, the repellent had most effect (88% protection with choice and 57% - 79% without choice). A product containing 27% DEET worked significantly better with 93% overall bite protection. The 15% product is locally available, cheap (0.8 US$ for a flacon of 75ml which lasted 30 person-nights) and in the opinion of the capturers well compatible
