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Is DEET a dangerous neurotoxicant?
Swale DR, Bloomquist JR. Swale DR, et al. Pest Manag Sci. 2019 Aug;75(8):2068-2070. doi: 10.1002/ps.5476. Epub 2019 Jun 4. Pest Manag Sci. 2019. PMID: 31069958 Review.
Lethal cases of DEET poisoning are few, and usually due to deliberate or other overdoses that ignore product label instructions. Deleterious effects of DEET typically involve skin reactions and even when encephalopathies, such as seizures, occur they often ab …
Lethal cases of DEET poisoning are few, and usually due to deliberate or other overdoses that ignore product label instruction …
Insect repellents.
[No authors listed] [No authors listed] Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2021 Jul 12;63(1628):108-112. Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2021. PMID: 34543260 Review. No abstract available.
Does anything beat DEET?
Roberts JR, Reigart JR. Roberts JR, et al. Pediatr Ann. 2004 Jul;33(7):443-53. Pediatr Ann. 2004. PMID: 15298309 Review.
In comparison trials, DEET is more effective than any other insect repellent. Despite some reports of serious adverse events, when comparing the thousands of other reports of exposure and millions of past users, DEET has a good safety record. ...Because research has …
In comparison trials, DEET is more effective than any other insect repellent. Despite some reports of serious adverse events, when co …
Advice for travelers.
[No authors listed] [No authors listed] Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2019 Oct 7;61(1582):153-160. Med Lett Drugs Ther. 2019. PMID: 31599872 Review. No abstract available.
Why do repellents repel?
Lazzari CR. Lazzari CR. Curr Opin Insect Sci. 2024 Dec;66:101277. doi: 10.1016/j.cois.2024.101277. Epub 2024 Sep 26. Curr Opin Insect Sci. 2024. PMID: 39332619 Review.
However, current efforts in this direction face a major obstacle: our understanding of how they keep away mosquitoes and other biting arthropods remains incomplete. This is also true for DEET, the 'gold standard' of repellents and the most widely used since its discovery i …
However, current efforts in this direction face a major obstacle: our understanding of how they keep away mosquitoes and other biting arthro …
Arthropod bites.
Juckett G. Juckett G. Am Fam Physician. 2013 Dec 15;88(12):841-7. Am Fam Physician. 2013. PMID: 24364549 Free article. Review.
Applying insect repellent containing diethyltoluamide (DEET) 10% to 35% or picaridin 20% is the best method for preventing bites....
Applying insect repellent containing diethyltoluamide (DEET) 10% to 35% or picaridin 20% is the best method for preventing bites....
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
Phillips J. Phillips J. Workplace Health Saf. 2017 Jan;65(1):48. doi: 10.1177/2165079916683711. Workplace Health Saf. 2017. PMID: 28055518 Review.
Tick bites in Japan.
Natsuaki M. Natsuaki M. J Dermatol. 2021 Apr;48(4):423-430. doi: 10.1111/1346-8138.15779. Epub 2021 Feb 15. J Dermatol. 2021. PMID: 33586799 Review.
Insect repellent spray containing icaridin or DEET are effective to prevent ticks from attaching and tick-borne infections. It is important to educate not only dermatologists but also the general public regarding tick bites....
Insect repellent spray containing icaridin or DEET are effective to prevent ticks from attaching and tick-borne infections. It is imp …
[Protection against insects].
Rudin W. Rudin W. Ther Umsch. 2005 Nov;62(11):713-8. doi: 10.1024/0040-5930.62.11.713. Ther Umsch. 2005. PMID: 16350532 Review. German.
The gold standard since about 60 years is diethylbenzamine (DEET). There are a few other active substances with a lower risk of side effects, however, combined with a lower effectiveness mainly on people with a high attractiveness for mosquitoes. ...
The gold standard since about 60 years is diethylbenzamine (DEET). There are a few other active substances with a lower risk of side …
Mosquito repellents for the traveller: does picaridin provide longer protection than DEET?
Goodyer L, Schofield S. Goodyer L, et al. J Travel Med. 2018 May 1;25(suppl_1):S10-S15. doi: 10.1093/jtm/tay005. J Travel Med. 2018. PMID: 29718433
The review is limited to an assessment of whether the duration of protection afforded by picaridin is similar to or better than DEET. METHOD: Identification and analysis of laboratory and field-based trials published in peer-reviewed journals that compared DEET to p …
The review is limited to an assessment of whether the duration of protection afforded by picaridin is similar to or better than DEET. …
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