Field evaluation of personal protection methods against outdoor-biting mosquitoes in Lao PDR.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Protecting people outdoors against mosquito-borne diseases is a major challenge. Here we compared commercially available personal protection methods to identify the most effective method for outdoor use in northern Lao PDR.

Methods

From June to August 2016 the protective efficacy of treatments were compared in a secondary forest during the afternoon and a village during the evening. Comparisons were made using a replicated Latin square design between: (i) short permethrin-treated overalls; (ii) long permethrin-treated overalls; (iii) short untreated overalls with para-menthane-3,8-diol (PMD) applied topically; (iv) short permethrin-treated overalls plus PMD applied topically; (v) short untreated overalls with metofluthrin coils in a metal casing worn on a belt; an

SUBMITTER: Tangena JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6296151 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature