Personal Protection of Permethrin-Treated Clothing against Aedes aegypti, the Vector of Dengue and Zika Virus, in the Laboratory.

BACKGROUND:The dengue and Zika viruses are primarily transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which are most active during day light hours and feed both in and outside of the household. Personal protection technologies such as insecticide-treated clothing could provide individual protection. Here we...

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Main Authors: James Orsborne, Sarah DeRaedt Banks, Adam Hendy, Salvador A Gezan, Harparkash Kaur, Annelies Wilder-Smith, Steve W Lindsay, James G Logan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4871372?pdf=render