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

Ulrich R. Bernier; Gary G. Clark; Pablo Gurman; Noel M. Elman

doi:10.1093/jme/tjv190

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4 December 2015 The Use of Microdispensers with Spatial Repellents for Personal Protection Against Mosquito Biting

Ulrich R. Bernier, Gary G. Clark, Pablo Gurman, Noel M. Elman

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J. of Medical Entomology, 53(2):470-472 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjv190

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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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Ulrich R. Bernier, Gary G. Clark, Pablo Gurman, and Noel M. Elman "The Use of Microdispensers with Spatial Repellents for Personal Protection Against Mosquito Biting," Journal of Medical Entomology 53(2), 470-472, (4 December 2015). https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjv190

Received: 26 September 2015; Accepted: 6 November 2015; Published: 4 December 2015

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