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Personal protection is a key component in the prevention of mosquito nuisance and mosquito-borne diseases. Measures may include: simply staying indoors, wearing clothing that minimises exposed skin, use of personal repellents, or use of insecticides on bed nets. Insecticide treated nets (ITNs) for example play a major role in the global campaign against malaria. Even where local or regionally organised mosquito management programme are already in place, individuals may still choose to invest in additional personal protection measures. Research shows that in the USA, around one third of the population use mosquito repellents in any one year, while a recent study in India showed that as many as 99% of the urban population used personal protection products in some seasons. However such products are used not only by residents, but are widely used by tourists visiting mosquito-infested areas, and by military forces deployed to mosquito-infested areas. Given the relatively unsupervized way in which these products may be used by the individual, it is essential that they are carefully developed and evaluated, and that each country has a thorough approval system in place. Commercially available products must be properly labelled in all aspects of safe handling and use.
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Becker, N. et al. (2010). Personal Protection. In: Mosquitoes and Their Control. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-92874-4_21
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