The Use of Microdispensers with Spatial Repellents for Personal Protection Against Mosquito Biting

Mosquito-borne pathogens affect millions of people worldwide. This work describes a new method to deliver spatial repellents. Functional microdispensers (FMDs) were designed to deliver spatial repellents against mosquitoes. In vivo trials showed that FMDs protect human subjects against mosquitoes by...

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Published inJournal of medical entomology Vol. 53; no. 2; pp. 470 - 472
Main Authors Bernier, Ulrich R., Clark, Gary G., Gurman, Pablo, Elman, Noel M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Entomological Society of America 01.03.2016
Oxford University Press
Subjects
Animal bites
Aquatic insects
Culicidae
drug delivery
human landing collection
Humans
Insect Repellents - administration & dosage
Mosquito Control
Mosquitoes
pathogens
Pest control
Repellents
SHORT COMMUNICATION
Spatial analysis
spatial repellent
vector-borne disease
drug delivery
human landing collection
spatial repellent
vector-borne disease
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Summary:Mosquito-borne pathogens affect millions of people worldwide. This work describes a new method to deliver spatial repellents. Functional microdispensers (FMDs) were designed to deliver spatial repellents against mosquitoes. In vivo trials showed that FMDs protect human subjects against mosquitoes by reducing 70–90% of bites received, with a protection that lasted up to 4 weeks. FMDs can be cost-effectively implemented as wearable or field-dispensed devices for local area protection, defined as a confined geographical region.
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ISSN:0022-2585
1938-2928
DOI:10.1093/jme/tjv190