title: Field evaluation and user acceptability of repellent formulations containing DEET against mosquitoes in Australia.
abstract: Field efficacy trials comparing 2 formulations of deet against mosquitoes in Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia were conducted in February 2009. A formulation containing 35% deet in a gel (Australian Defence Force deet) provided > 95% protection for 3 h, while a formulation containing 40% deet in ethanol (Bushman) in a spray applicator provided > 95% for 6 h. A user acceptability study showed that 82% of soldiers using the Bushman formulation during contingency operations for 14-28 days in Timor-Leste would recommend this formulation to others and believed that the formulation provided protection against mosquitoes.
authors.affiliation: Australian Army Malaria Institute, Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera, Queensland 4051, Australia.
authors.forename: Stephen P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Frances
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001210:Asia, Southeastern; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D009033:Culicidae; D003671:DEET; D007302:Insect Repellents; D009032:Mosquito Control; D011793:Queensland
chemical_list: D007302:Insect Repellents; D003671:DEET