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Products That Prevent Insect Bites (cont.)

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  1. Fradin MS, Day JF (2002). Comparative efficacy of insect repellents against mosquito bites. New England Journal of Medicine, 347(1): 13–18.

  2. Committee to Advise on Tropical Medicine and Travel (2005). Statement on personal protective measures to prevent arthropod bites. Canada Communicable Disease Report, 31: 1–20. Available online at http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/05vol31/asc-dcc-4/.

  3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2008). West Nile virus: Questions and answers—Insect repellent use and safety. Available online: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/qa/insect_repellent.htm.

  4. Abramowicz M (2005). Picaridin—A new insect repellent. Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics, 47(1210): 46–47.

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ByHealthwise Staff
Primary Medical ReviewerE. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Specialist Medical ReviewerW. David Colby IV, MSc, MD, FRCPC - Infectious Disease
Last RevisedAugust 3, 2010
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