Evaluation of mosquito repellents on the hairless dog.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

1979

Original Publication

Mosquito News

Volume

39

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

307-310

Contributed by

American Mosquito Control Association

Notes

Author(s) - Hill, J. A., P. B. Robinson, D. L. McVey, W. A. Akers and W. G. Reifenrath.

 

Abstract

Protection times and minimum effective dose determinations were made on the hairless dog for several mosquito repellents against Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Good agreement was found between the results from man and from the hairless dog. It is proposed that the hairless dog can be used as an efficient animal model for screening new repellents prior to toxicology testing and application to man.

Notes

Author(s) - Hill, J. A., P. B. Robinson, D. L. McVey, W. A. Akers and W. G. Reifenrath.