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Published in: Malaria Journal 1/2012

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Do topical repellents divert mosquitoes within a community?

Authors: Marta Maia, Peter Sangoro, Max Thele, Elizabeth Turner, Sarah Moore

Published in: Malaria Journal | Special Issue 1/2012

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Repellents are compounds which interfere with the mosquito’s olfactory system hindering them to identify their hosts and succeeding in taking a blood-meal [1]. However, repellents do not eliminate the host-seeking mosquitoes, they simply reduce human-vector contact. Consequently, there is a possibility that individuals, who do not use repellents, experience more bites than usual because mosquitoes are diverted from the repellent users. The objective of this study was to measure if diversion occurs from households that use repellents to those that don’t within a community with incomplete topical repellent coverage. …
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go back to reference Davis EE: Insect repellents: concepts of their mode of action relative to potential sensory mechanisms in mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae). J Med Entomol. 1985, 22: 237-243.CrossRefPubMed Davis EE: Insect repellents: concepts of their mode of action relative to potential sensory mechanisms in mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae). J Med Entomol. 1985, 22: 237-243.CrossRefPubMed
Metadata
Title
Do topical repellents divert mosquitoes within a community?
Authors
Marta Maia
Peter Sangoro
Max Thele
Elizabeth Turner
Sarah Moore
Publication date
01-10-2012
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Malaria Journal / Issue Special Issue 1/2012
Electronic ISSN: 1475-2875
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-11-S1-P120

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