Repellency Effect of Myrtle Essential Oil and DEET against Phlebotomus papatasi, under Labo-ratory Conditions

Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) is an increasing and important public health problem in Iran. The use of repellents is recommended as one of the important means of personal protection against vectors of ZCL. This paper reports the repellency effect of the plant Myrtle, Myrtus communis (Myrtac...

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Main Authors: MR Yaghoobi-Ershadi, AA Akhavan, E Jahanifard, H Vatandoost, Gh Amin, L Moosavi, AR Zahraei Ramazani, H Abdoli, MH Arandian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2006-09-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/2157