Use of a semi-field system to evaluate the efficacy of topical repellents under user conditions provides a disease exposure free technique comparable with field data

BACKGROUND: Before topical repellents can be employed as interventions against arthropod bites, their efficacy must be established. Currently, laboratory or field tests, using human volunteers, are the main methods used for assessing the efficacy of topical repellents. However, laboratory tests are...

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Autores principales: Sangoro, Onyango, Lweitojera, Dickson, Simfukwe, Emmanuel, Ngonyani, Hassan, Mbeyela, Edgar, Lugiko, Daniel, Kihonda, Japhet, Maia, Marta, Moore, Sarah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
Materias:
Methodology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4006452/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24767458
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-13-159

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4006452/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24767458
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-13-159

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