Repellency Effects of Essential Oils of Myrtle (Myrtus communis), Marigold (Calendula officinalis) Compared with DEET against Anopheles stephensi on Human Volunteers

• Main Authors: M Tavassoli (Author), M Shayeghi (Author), MR Abai (Author), H Vatandoost (Author), M Khoobdel (Author), M Salari (Author), A Ghaderi (Author), F Rafi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2011-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Malaria and leishmaniasis are two most significant parasitic diseases which are endemic in Iran. Over the past decades, interest in botanical repellents has increased as a result of safety to human. The comparative effi- cacy of essential oils of two native plants, myrtle (Myrtus communi...