| Literature DB >> 26637385 |
Ulrich R Bernier, Gary G Clark, Pablo Gurman, Noel M Elman.
Abstract
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.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26637385 DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjv190
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Med Entomol ISSN: 0022-2585 Impact factor: 2.278