The oral repellent – Whatever happened to it?
Bauer, Irmgard (2023) The oral repellent – Whatever happened to it? Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 54. 102617.
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Abstract
[Extract] Arthropod-borne diseases are endemic in many regions of the world with insect habitat expanding due to global temperature changes. Enormous amounts of money have been invested for decades in research and development of vector control and personal protection measures, yet, despite small successes, millions around the world still suffer or die from vector-borne diseases, such as malaria, dengue fever, leishmaniasis, Zika, chikungunya and many more. Consequently, travellers, scientists, missionaries, expats, and military personnel leaving for such destinations are at risk of infection and often diagnosed on return. The reason for infection rests on the shortcomings of the two main control measures: 1) vector control, and 2) personal protection. Table 1 presents a small sample of such shortcomings from a long list presented elsewhere.
| Item ID: | 79341 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Commentary) |
| ISSN: | 1873-0442 |
| Copyright Information: | © 2023 The Author. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Jul 2023 22:48 |
| FoR Codes: | 42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4206 Public health > 420605 Preventative health care @ 100% |
| SEO Codes: | 20 HEALTH > 2004 Public health (excl. specific population health) > 200406 Health protection and disaster response @ 100% |
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