ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2015
Long-Lasting Permethrin-Impregnated Clothing Protects Against Mosquito Bites in Outdoor Workers.
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- Permethrin-treated baby wraps for the prevention of malaria: results of a randomized controlled pilot study in rural Uganda.Malaria journal · 2022Trial
- Effect of Environmental Temperature and Humidity on Permethrin Biomarkers of Exposure in U.S. Soldiers Wearing Permethrin-Treated Uniforms.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2020Trial
- Acceptability of insecticide-treated clothing for malaria prevention among migrant rubber tappers in Myanmar: a cluster-randomized non-inferiority crossover trial.Malaria journal · 2017Trial
- Mitigating Diseases Transmitted by Aedes Mosquitoes: A Cluster-Randomised Trial of Permethrin-Impregnated School Uniforms.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2017Trial
- Invasive mosquitoes in the non-endemic German region of Saarland: What does the public know and how does it respond?One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2026Article
- Evaluating the Usability, Durability, and Effectiveness of Permethrin-Treated Uniforms and Metofluthrin Spatial Repellent in Preventing Mosquito Bites in the Laos Military.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2026Article
- Outdoor biting by malaria vectors: what are the options for intervention?Malaria journal · 2025Review
- Yellow Fever in Non-Human Primates: A Veterinary Guide from a One Health Perspective.Veterinary sciences · 2025Review
- The effectiveness of putative wearable repellent technologies to protect against mosquito biting and Aedes-borne diseases, and their economic impact.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2024Article
- Little disease but lots of bites: social, urbanistic, and entomological risk factors of human exposure to Aedes aegypti in South Texas, U.S.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2024Article
- Occupational exposure to malaria, leishmaniasis and arbovirus vectors in endemic regions: A systematic review.Current research in parasitology & vector-borne diseases · 2024Review
- Evaluation of surface versus total permethrin content in permethrin-treated clothing: Implications for protection against mosquitoes.Pathogens and global health · 2022Article
- Assessing Durability and Safety of Permethrin Impregnated Uniforms Used by Outdoor Workers to Prevent Tick Bites after One Year of Use.Journal of medical entomology · 2022Article
- West Nile virus: another emerging arboviral risk for travelers?Current infectious disease reports · 2022Review
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- Human-Mosquito Contact: A Missing Link in Our Understanding of Mosquito-Borne Disease Transmission Dynamics.Annals of the Entomological Society of America · 2021Review
- Methods for Testing Repellents Against Bed Bugs (Hemiptera: Cimicidae).Journal of economic entomology · 2021Article
- Proposed Integrated Control of ZoonoticTropical medicine and infectious disease · 2020Review
- The Effect of Body Composition and Energy Expenditure on Permethrin Biomarker Concentrations Among US Army National Guard Members.Journal of occupational and environmental medicine · 2020Article
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12 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Berlin Londono-RenteriaDepartment of Pathology, Immunology and Microbiology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina; Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana; Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Department of Entomology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina; Department of Pathobiological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana berlinlondo@yahoo.com.
Jaymin C PatelDepartment of Pathology, Immunology and Microbiology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina; Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana; Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Department of Entomology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina; Department of Pathobiological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Meagan VaughnDepartment of Pathology, Immunology and Microbiology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina; Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana; Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Department of Entomology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina; Department of Pathobiological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Sheana FunkhauserDepartment of Pathology, Immunology and Microbiology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina; Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana; Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Department of Entomology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina; Department of Pathobiological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Loganathan PonnusamyDepartment of Pathology, Immunology and Microbiology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina; Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana; Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Department of Entomology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina; Department of Pathobiological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Crystal GrippinDepartment of Pathology, Immunology and Microbiology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina; Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana; Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Department of Entomology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina; Department of Pathobiological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Sam B JamesonDepartment of Pathology, Immunology and Microbiology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina; Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana; Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Department of Entomology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina; Department of Pathobiological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Charles AppersonDepartment of Pathology, Immunology and Microbiology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina; Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana; Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Department of Entomology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina; Department of Pathobiological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Christopher N MoresDepartment of Pathology, Immunology and Microbiology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina; Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana; Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Department of Entomology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina; Department of Pathobiological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Dawn M WessonDepartment of Pathology, Immunology and Microbiology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina; Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana; Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Department of Entomology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina; Department of Pathobiological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Tonya M ColpittsDepartment of Pathology, Immunology and Microbiology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina; Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana; Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Department of Entomology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina; Department of Pathobiological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Steven R MeshnickDepartment of Pathology, Immunology and Microbiology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina; Department of Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana; Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Department of Entomology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina; Department of Pathobiological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Funding
Targeting early ceramide elevation in pre-symptomatic eczemaP20GM103641 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA · PI ENOS, REILLY, NAGARKATTI, PRAKASH S · 2012 to 2023
$20.7MPreventing Exposure to Ticks and Tick-Borne Illness in Outdoor WorkersR01OH009874 · OH · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI MESHNICK, STEVEN RICHARD · 2010 to 2013
$1.2MThe antiviral role of mosquito ubiquitin Ub3881 during dengue infectionK22AI103067 · NIAID · TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA · PI COLPITTS, TONYA MICHELLE · 2013 to 2014
$270kNIAID NIH HHS 1K22AI103067-01NIAID NIH HHS K22 AI103067NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103641NIOSH CDC HHS 5R01OH009874-03NIOSH CDC HHS R01 OH009874
Abstract
Outdoor exposure to mosquitoes is a risk factor for many diseases, including malaria and dengue. We have previously shown that long-lasting permethrin-impregnated clothing protects against tick and chigger bites in a double-blind randomized controlled trial in North Carolina outdoor workers. Here, we evaluated whether this clothing is protective against mosquito bites by measuring changes in antibody titers to mosquito salivary gland extracts. On average, there was a 10-fold increase in titer during the spring and summer when mosquito exposure was likely to be the highest. During the first year of the study, the increase in titer in subjects wearing treated uniforms was 2- to 2.5-fold lower than that of control subjects. This finding suggests that long-lasting permethrin-impregnated clothing provided protection against mosquito bites.
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InsecticidesPermethrinProtective ClothingAedesAnimalsAntibodiesBlotting, WesternElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleHumansInsect Bites and StingsSalivaAntibodiesInsecticidesPermethrin
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