Bite avoidance measures are commonly recom-mended to international travelers to help
reduce the risk of various arthropod-borne diseases. A key strategy is the use of repellents …

Owing to the breakdown of health systems, mass population displacements, and
resettlement of vulnerable refugees in camps or locations prone to vector breeding, malaria …

Drawing together information previously found only in articles, reviews, symposia
proceedings, commercial literature, and medical entomology texts, Insect Repellents …

Anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) is a significant public health problem in many
towns and cities of south central Asia and the Middle East, resulting in disfigurement and …

The current crisis in Afghanistan has resulted in an influx of Western military personnel,
peacekeepers, humanitarian workers, and journalists. At the same time, unprecedented …

Each year between 1500 and 2000 people are diagnosed with malaria on their return to the
UK. Anyone visiting a malarious area can become infected no matter what age or sex or …

It is likely that the use of repellents against biting arthropods developed thousands—
possibly even millions—of years ago. Several species of primate have been observed …

Background Insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) are known to be highly effective in reducing
malaria morbidity and mortality. The effectiveness of ITNs is largely influenced by …

Background To determine the effectiveness of personal protection measures (PPM) against
mosquito bites in travelers as tools of malaria prevention. Methods Two step questionnaire …

The effectiveness of a cheap and easy method of household protection against Culex
quinquefasciatus Say and other mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) was investigated in Dar es …