Titre du document / Document title
Safety and efficacy of DEET and permethrin in the prevention of arthropod attack
Auteur(s) / Author(s)
YOUNG G. D. (1) ;
EVANS S. (2) ;
Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)
(1) Directorate of Toxicology, U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010-5422, ETATS-UNIS
(2) Directorate of Occupational Health Sciences, U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010-5422, ETATS-UNIS
Résumé / Abstract
Many preventable diseases affecting troop strength are directly attributed to disease-carrying insects. The first line of defense against arthropod vectors is the use of personal protective measures. The concurrent application of DEET (N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide) repellent on the skin and permethrin ((3-phenoxy-phenyl)methyl(±)cis,trans-3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropane-carboxylate] insecticide on the battle dress uniform, while the uniform is worn properly, is a personal protective strategy officially known as the DOD Insect Repellent System. It is important for troop commanders and field leaders to enforce the use of personal protective measures to prevent insect-borne infectious diseases and to ensure troop and soldier readiness. DEET is a safe and effective repellent. Permethrin is a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide and repellent. Used in conjunction with proper clothing and other personal protective equipment, these repellents provide the best known protection available and are critical in minimizing the occupational health threat of arthropod-borne diseases to troops in the field.
Revue / Journal Title
Military medicine
ISSN
0026-4075
CODEN MMEDA9
Source / Source
1998, vol. 163, n
o5, pp. 324-330 (83 ref.)
Langue / Language
Anglais
Editeur / Publisher
Association of Military Surgeons, Bethesda, MD, ETATS-UNIS
(1955)
(Revue)
Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords
Prevention ;
Infection ;
Insecta ;
Vector ;
Transmission ;
Permethrin ;
Insecticide ;
Repellent ;
Diethyltoluamide ;
Parasiticid ;
Military ;
Army ;
Epidemiology ;
Safety ;
Toxicity ;
Efficiency ;
Human ;
Public health ;
United States ;
Arthropoda ;
Invertebrata ;
North America ;
America ;
Mots-clés français / French Keywords
Prévention ;
Infection ;
Insecta ;
Vecteur ;
Transmission ;
Perméthrine ;
Insecticide ;
Répulsif ;
Diéthyltoluamide ;
Antiparasitaire ;
Militaire ;
Armée ;
Epidémiologie ;
Sécurité ;
Toxicité ;
Efficacité ;
Homme ;
Santé publique ;
Etats Unis ;
Arthropoda ;
Invertebrata ;
Amérique du Nord ;
Amérique ;
Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords
Prevención ;
Infección ;
Insecta ;
Vector ;
Transmisión ;
Permetrina ;
Insecticida ;
Repulsivo ;
Dietiltoluamida ;
Antiparasitario ;
Militar ;
Ejército ;
Epidemiología ;
Seguridad ;
Toxicidad ;
Eficacia ;
Hombre ;
Salud pública ;
Estados Unidos ;
Arthropoda ;
Invertebrata ;
America del norte ;
America ;
Localisation / Location
INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 2017, 35400007585327.0120
Nº notice refdoc (ud4) : 2230852
