ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2017
Current and Future Repellent Technologies: The Potential of Spatial Repellents and Their Place in Mosquito-Borne Disease Control.
Review in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 60 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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60 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 198 citations in OpenAlex.
- Topical repellents for malaria prevention.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Effect of a spatial repellent on malaria incidence in an area of western Kenya characterised by high malaria transmission, insecticide resistance, and universal coverage of insecticide treated nets (part of the AEGIS Consortium): a cluster-randomised, controlled trial.Lancet (London, England) · 2025Trial
- Efficacy of a spatial repellent for control ofProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2022Trial
- Efficacy of a Spatial Repellent for Control of Malaria in Indonesia: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2020Trial
- Essential Oil Composition and Spatial Repellency againstACS omega · 2026Article
- Oviposition Deterrent and Larvicidal Activity ofTropical medicine and infectious disease · 2026Article
- Reducing Close Encounters with Insect Pests and Vectors: The Past, Present and Future of Insect Repellents.Insects · 2026Review
- Ectoparasite- and Vector-Borne-Related Dermatoses: A Single-Centre Study with Practical Diagnostic and Management Insights in a One Health Perspective.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Performance of different spatial repellents (spatial emanators) against vector mosquito species in Mali, West Africa: a field trial using a non-human test method.Frontiers in insect science · 2026Article
- Spatial Exposure Responses of Malaria Vectors toBiology · 2025Article
- Field responses of Glossina pallidipes and Glossina fuscipes fuscipes tsetse flies to Novel Repellent Blend and Waterbuck Repellent Compounds in Kenya.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- CRISPR/Cas Technology in Insect Insecticide Resistance.Insects · 2025Review
- The impact of blood on vector-borne diseases with emphasis on mosquitoes and sand flies.Trends in parasitology · 2025Review
- Changes in the life history traits in Aedes aegypti selected for resistance to permethrin and thymol, a spatial repellent.PloS one · 2025Article
- Binary mixtures of Vanderbilt University allosteric agonist thermolysis components act as volatile spatial repellents for malaria vector mosquitoes.Pest management science · 2025Article
- A Comprehensive Review on Insect Repellent Agents: Medicinal Plants and Synthetic Compounds.Anti-inflammatory & anti-allergy agents in medicinal chemistry · 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
- High-Throughput Screening System Evaluation ofInsects · 2024Article
- Repellent activity of essential oils to the Lone Star tick, Amblyomma americanum.Parasites & vectors · 2024Article
- A critical review of current laboratory methods used to evaluate mosquito repellents.Frontiers in insect science · 2024Review
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Abstract
Every year, approximately 700,000 people die from complications associated with etiologic disease agents transmitted by mosquitoes. While insecticide-based vector control strategies are important for the management of mosquito-borne diseases, insecticide-resistance and other logistical hurdles may lower the efficacy of this approach, especially in developing countries. Repellent technologies represent another fundamental aspect of preventing mosquito-borne disease transmission. Among these technologies, spatial repellents are promising alternatives to the currently utilized contact repellents and may significantly aid in the prevention of mosquito-borne disease if properly incorporated into integrated pest management approaches. As their deployment would not rely on prohibitively expensive or impractical novel accessory technologies and resources, they have potential utility in developing countries where the burden of mosquito-borne disease is most prevalent. This review aims to describe the history of various repellent technologies, highlight the potential of repellent technologies in preventing the spread of mosquito-borne disease, and discuss currently known mechanisms that confer resistance to current contact and spatial repellents, which may lead to the failures of these repellents. In the subsequent section, current and future research projects aimed at exploring long-lasting non-pyrethroid spatial repellent molecules along with new paradigms and rationale for their development will be discussed.
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