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Article: Clinical Briefs: Efficacy of Insect Repellents; Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose; Vasectomy and Prostate Cancer.
- Article from:
- Internal Medicine Alert
- Article date:
- August 15, 2002
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Clinical Briefs
Comparative Efficacy of Insect Repellents Against Mosquito Bites
Mosquitoes are typically viewed as nuisance pests, though in the United States they are responsible for a variety of types of encephalitis, and globally, for malaria. Since mosquito bites are potentially consequential, insect repellant (IRP) efficacy is a clinically relevant issue. Testing was performed by having volunteers insert an arm into a cage containing 10 unfed mosquitoes, and measuring the time until a first bite was received. For instance, subjects would place an untreated arm into the cage, record the time to first bite, and then insert an IRP-treated arm. If the ...