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Laboratory and field evaluations of a repellent soap containing diethyl toluamide (DEET) and permethrin against phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Valle del Cauca, Colombia.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7872447     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The repellency and insecticidal efficacy of Nopikex, a soap formulation containing 20% diethyl toluamide and 0.5% permethrin, was evaluated against a laboratory colony of phlebotomine sand flies (Lutzomyia longipalpis). The repellency of Nopikex soap was also compared with that of a placebo soap against another species (Lu. youngi) in a forest near Tulua, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. In laboratory trials of the soap, no reduction in repellency was seen 4 hr after application, but within 8 hr, repellency decreased significantly to 67.0% of the initial value (P < 0.05) based on calculations of the coefficient of protection (CP). Under field conditions, the soap gave up to 100% protection immediately after application, but within 4 hours its CP value had decreased to a median value of only 44.3%. The placebo soap was also found to be somewhat repellent when compared with no treatment, giving a median CP value of 67.7 immediately after application. No significant mortality was seen in sand flies within 24 hr of exposure to the soap in the laboratory, even in those that had fed on protected volunteers.
Authors:
B Alexander; H Cadena; M C Usma; C A Rojas
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene     Volume:  52     ISSN:  0002-9637     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg.     Publication Date:  1995 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1995-03-30     Completed Date:  1995-03-30     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370507     Medline TA:  Am J Trop Med Hyg     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  169-73     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Fundacion Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Medicas, Cali, Colombia.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Colombia
DEET
Female
Humans
Insect Bites and Stings / prevention & control*
Insect Repellents*
Insect Vectors*
Insecticides
Leishmaniasis / prevention & control*
Male
Permethrin
Psychodidae*
Pyrethrins
Soaps
Sweating
Time Factors
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
I-P50 AI-30603-01/AI/NIAID NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Insect Repellents; 0/Insecticides; 0/Pyrethrins; 0/Soaps; 134-62-3/DEET; 52645-53-1/Permethrin

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