title: Mosquito repellents: An insight into the chronological perspectives and novel discoveries.
abstract: Mosquito being the major medically important arthropod vector; requires utmost attention to reduce the sufferings and economic consequences of those living in the endemic regions. This is only possible by minimising the human-mosquito contact by an absolute preventing measure. However, unfortunately, such absolute measures are yet to be developed despite enormous efforts and huge investments worldwide. In the absence of vaccines for number of mosquito-borne diseases, repellents could be an attractive option for both military personal and civilians to minimise the risk of contacting different mosquito-borne diseases. However, to achieve this golden goal, the detailed knowledge of a particular repellent is must, including its mode of repellency and other relevant informations. Here, in the present article, an effort has been made to convey the best and latest information on repellents in order to enhance the knowledge of scientific community. The review offers an overview on mosquito repellents, the novel discoveries, and areas in need of attention such as novel repellent formulations and their future prospective.
authors.affiliation: Defence Research Laboratory, Tezpur, Assam 784001, India; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam 786004, India. Electronic address: johirulmon@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Johirul
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Islam
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam 786004, India.
authors.forename: Kamaruz
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zaman
authors.affiliation: Defence Research Laboratory, Tezpur, Assam 784001, India.
authors.forename: Sanjukta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Duarah
authors.affiliation: Defence Research Laboratory, Tezpur, Assam 784001, India.
authors.forename: Pakalapati Srinivas
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Raju
authors.affiliation: Defence Research Laboratory, Tezpur, Assam 784001, India.
authors.forename: Pronobesh
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chattopadhyay
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001179:Arthropod Vectors / Q000187:drug effects*; D009033:Culicidae / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D007302:Insect Repellents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011446:Prospective Studies
chemical_list: D007302:Insect Repellents
keywords: Anthranilate based insect repellents; DEET; IR3535; Mosquito; Picaridin; Repellents