Influence of the Host Sex on the Duration of Protection by Topical Repellents Against Mosquitoes and Ticks

Vector-borne diseases pose significant public health challenges globally, necessitating effective personal protection strategies against insect bites. Topical repellents have been widely used to mitigate these risks, yet their efficacy is affected by several factors, including the biological charact...

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Autores: Drago, Andrea, Martínez Durán, Alba, Manzanares Sierra, Ana, Ibrahim, Reda, Moreno Gómez, Mara
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Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
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Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Palavra-chave:Insectes vectors de malalties
Insects as carriers of disease
Repellents
Mosquits -- Hàbits i conducta
Mosquitoes behavior
Repel·lents
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spelling Influence of the Host Sex on the Duration of Protection by Topical Repellents Against Mosquitoes and TicksDrago, AndreaMartínez Durán, AlbaManzanares Sierra, AnaIbrahim, RedaMoreno Gómez, MaraInsectes vectors de malaltiesInsects as carriers of diseaseRepellentsMosquits -- Hàbits i conductaMosquitoes behaviorRepel·lentsVector-borne diseases pose significant public health challenges globally, necessitating effective personal protection strategies against insect bites. Topical repellents have been widely used to mitigate these risks, yet their efficacy is affected by several factors, including the biological characteristics of users. Typically, studies assessing the efficacy of topical repellents require a balanced representation of participants, with a sample size of at least 10 individuals, evenly divided between females and males, to simulate the population. This study aims to evaluate the correlation between the sex of volunteers and the protection duration provided by DEET and Icaridin against four mosquito species (Culex pipiens, Anopheles gambiae, Aedes albopictus, Culex quinquefasciatus), and the tick species Ixodes ricinus. Fourteen separate trials were conducted, and no significant differences in complete protection time (CPT) were observed between male and female participants. These findings suggest that the human host sex may not influence the efficacy of topical repellents significantly. Future research should focus on a more diverse range of demographic and biological characteristics to help optimise usage guidelines, contributing to better protection against vector-borne diseases in different populations and settingsBrill Academic Publishers2025info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpeer-reviewedapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10256/27612http://hdl.handle.net/10256/27612Journal of European Mosquito Association, 2025, vol. undef, núm. undef, p. undefArticles publicats (D-CCAA)Drago, Andrea Martínez Durán, Alba Manzanares Sierra, Ana Ibrahim, Reda Moreno Gómez, Mara 2025 Influence of the Host Sex on the Duration of Protection by Topical Repellents Against Mosquitoes and Ticks Journal of European Mosquito Association undef undef undefreponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)Inglésinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.52004/2054930x-20251023info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/eissn/2054-930XReconeixement 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:10256/276122026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Influence of the Host Sex on the Duration of Protection by Topical Repellents Against Mosquitoes and Ticks
title Influence of the Host Sex on the Duration of Protection by Topical Repellents Against Mosquitoes and Ticks
spellingShingle Influence of the Host Sex on the Duration of Protection by Topical Repellents Against Mosquitoes and Ticks
Drago, Andrea
Insectes vectors de malalties
Insects as carriers of disease
Repellents
Mosquits -- Hàbits i conducta
Mosquitoes behavior
Repel·lents
title_short Influence of the Host Sex on the Duration of Protection by Topical Repellents Against Mosquitoes and Ticks
title_full Influence of the Host Sex on the Duration of Protection by Topical Repellents Against Mosquitoes and Ticks
title_fullStr Influence of the Host Sex on the Duration of Protection by Topical Repellents Against Mosquitoes and Ticks
title_full_unstemmed Influence of the Host Sex on the Duration of Protection by Topical Repellents Against Mosquitoes and Ticks
title_sort Influence of the Host Sex on the Duration of Protection by Topical Repellents Against Mosquitoes and Ticks
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Drago, Andrea
Martínez Durán, Alba
Manzanares Sierra, Ana
Ibrahim, Reda
Moreno Gómez, Mara
author Drago, Andrea
author_facet Drago, Andrea
Martínez Durán, Alba
Manzanares Sierra, Ana
Ibrahim, Reda
Moreno Gómez, Mara
author_role author
author2 Martínez Durán, Alba
Manzanares Sierra, Ana
Ibrahim, Reda
Moreno Gómez, Mara
author2_role author
author
author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Insectes vectors de malalties
Insects as carriers of disease
Repellents
Mosquits -- Hàbits i conducta
Mosquitoes behavior
Repel·lents
topic Insectes vectors de malalties
Insects as carriers of disease
Repellents
Mosquits -- Hàbits i conducta
Mosquitoes behavior
Repel·lents
description Vector-borne diseases pose significant public health challenges globally, necessitating effective personal protection strategies against insect bites. Topical repellents have been widely used to mitigate these risks, yet their efficacy is affected by several factors, including the biological characteristics of users. Typically, studies assessing the efficacy of topical repellents require a balanced representation of participants, with a sample size of at least 10 individuals, evenly divided between females and males, to simulate the population. This study aims to evaluate the correlation between the sex of volunteers and the protection duration provided by DEET and Icaridin against four mosquito species (Culex pipiens, Anopheles gambiae, Aedes albopictus, Culex quinquefasciatus), and the tick species Ixodes ricinus. Fourteen separate trials were conducted, and no significant differences in complete protection time (CPT) were observed between male and female participants. These findings suggest that the human host sex may not influence the efficacy of topical repellents significantly. Future research should focus on a more diverse range of demographic and biological characteristics to help optimise usage guidelines, contributing to better protection against vector-borne diseases in different populations and settings
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Drago, Andrea Martínez Durán, Alba Manzanares Sierra, Ana Ibrahim, Reda Moreno Gómez, Mara 2025 Influence of the Host Sex on the Duration of Protection by Topical Repellents Against Mosquitoes and Ticks Journal of European Mosquito Association undef undef undef
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