title: Evaluation of the laboratory rabbit model for screening topical mosquito repellents.
abstract: The laboratory rabbit was evaluated as a model for screening topical mosquito repellents, using data obtained in tests of deet (N,N-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide) against Aedes aegypti on humans and rabbits. Host-specific differences in the action of the test material were quantified by multiple regression analysis. The test material was less effective but more persistent in tests on rabbits, and responses of the mosquito test population were more variable.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, DC 20307-5100, USA.
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Rutledge
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Z A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Mehr
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Buescher
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Reifenrath
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D009033:Culicidae; D003671:DEET; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical / Q000379:methods; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007302:Insect Repellents; D008954:Models, Biological; D009032:Mosquito Control; D011817:Rabbits
chemical_list: D007302:Insect Repellents; D003671:DEET