biostudies-literatureUnknown10(5)Nguyen NMNational Health and Medical Research Council, AustraliaWellcome Trust, United Kingdom.<h4>Background</h4>Primary health care facilities frequently manage dengue cases on an ambulatory basis for the duration of the patient's illness. There is a great opportunity for specific messaging, aimed to reduce dengue virus (DENV) transmission in and around the home, to be directly targeted toward this high-risk ambulatory patient group, as part of an integrated approach to dengue management. The extent however, to which physicians understand, and can themselves effectively communicate strategies to stop focal DENV transmission around an ambulatory dengue case is unknown; the matter of patient comprehension and recollection then ensues. In addition, the effectiveness of N,N-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide (DEET)-based insect repellent in protecting dengue patients from Aedes aegypti mosquitPLoS neglected tropical diseasese0004667https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC4862674biostudies-literaturePhysicians, Primary Caregivers and Topical Repellent: All Under-Utilised Resources in Stopping Dengue Virus Transmission in Affected Households.PMC4862674Wolbers MNguyen Thanh TVo Xuan HWills BNguyen Van Vinh CNguyen NMNguyen Thi Cam HNguyen Thi Hong LDong Thi Hoai TWhitehorn JSNguyen HLMai Xuan TSimmons CPLuong Thi Hue TCarrington LBfalsePhysicians, Primary Caregivers and Topical Repellent: All Under-Utilised Resources in Stopping Dengue Virus Transmission in Affected Households.<h4>Background</h4>Primary health care facilities frequently manage dengue cases on an ambulatory basis for the duration of the patient's illness. There is a great opportunity for specific messaging, aimed to reduce dengue virus (DENV) transmission in and around the home, to be directly targeted toward this high-risk ambulatory patient group, as part of an integrated approach to dengue management. The extent however, to which physicians understand, and can themselves effectively communicate strategies to stop focal DENV transmission around an ambulatory dengue case is unknown; the matter of patient comprehension and recollection then ensues. In addition, the effectiveness of N,N-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide (DEET)-based insect repellent in protecting dengue patients from Aedes aegypti mosquit2016-01-01T00:00:00Z2016 May2025-06-01T12:25:50.031Z2025-06-01T12:25:50.031ZS-EPMC48626742716416810.1371/journal.pntd.0004667