Personal protection against biting insects and ticks.

Fabrice Legros; Thierry Ancelle; Eric Caumes; Marie-Laure Dardé; Jean Delmont; Robert Descloitres; Patrick Imbert; Ludovic de Gentile; R. Migliani; Patrick Ouvrard; Vincent Robert; Gérard Duvallet; Nathalie Boulanger; Fabrice Chandre; Nathalie Colin de Verdiere; Paul-Henri Consigny; Pascal Delaunay; Jérôme Depaquit; Barbara Doudier; Michel Franc; Florence Moulin; Frédéric Pagès; Aurélie Prange; Isabelle Quatresous; Philippe Saviuc; Stéphane Auvin; Francis Carsuzza; Amandine Cochet; Frédéric Darriet; Anne Demantke; Elisabeth Elefant; Anna-Bella Failloux; Christophe Lagneau; Catherine C. Pecquet; Guy La Ruche; Frédéric Sorge; Arnaud Tarantola; Catherine Vauzelle; Faiza Ajana; Alexis Armengaud; Jean Paul Boutin; Sandrine Chevallier; Suzanne Gagnon; Sabine Genty; Romain Girod; Nadine Godineau; Claude Guigen; Yves Hatchuel; Claude Hengy; Arezki Izri; Dominique Jean; Frédéric Jourdain; Isabelle Lamaury; Bruno Marchou; Valérie Masson; Philippe Minodier; Alice Pérignon; Sylvie Piccoli; Béatrice Quinet; André Yebakima; Julien Santi-Rocca; Sherri Smith

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Personal protection against biting insects and ticks.

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Personal protection against biting insects and ticks.

Fabrice Legros, Thierry Ancelle, Eric Caumes, Marie-Laure Dardé, Jean Delmont, Robert Descloitres, Patrick Imbert, Ludovic de Gentile, R. Migliani, Patrick Ouvrard, …

Parasite, Vol.18(1), pp.93-111

02/2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2011181093

PMID: 21395212

Abstract

Animals

Arachnid Vectors

Protective Clothing

Tick-Borne Diseases

Ticks

Travel

Bites and Stings

Communicable Disease Control

Communicable Diseases

Humans

Insect Bites and Stings

Insect Repellents

Insect Vectors

Insecticide-Treated Bednets

Recent events with the first cases of local transmission of chikungunya and dengue fever virus in southern France by Aedes albopictus, adding to the nuisance and potential vectors that can be encountered when traveling in tropical or sub-tropical countries, has shown the value of a reflection on the Personal protection against vectors (PPAV). It is seen during an outbreak of vector-borne disease, or simply because of nuisance arthropods, that our fellow citizens try to protect themselves individually by using an arsenal of resources available on the market. Yet most of these means have been neither checked for effectiveness or safety tests, however, essential. Travellers, staff on mission or assignment, are looking for specific information on how to protect themselves or their families. Health workers had at their disposal so far indications that vary widely from one source to another. Therefore it seemed important to the Society of Travel Medicine (SMV) and the French Society of Parasitology (SFP) to initiate a reflection on this theme. This reflection took the form of recommendations for good practice, following the outline established by the French High Health Authority (HAS). The aim was to gather all relevant information, verified and validated and the format to be used not only by health personnel (doctors, pharmacists, nurses), but also by travel agents and individuals. This document highlights the need to take into account the risk of vector-borne diseases, some deadly, and the benefit of various methods of personal protection. The choice of methods is clearly oriented towards those whose effectiveness has been proven and potential risks assessed. The paper finally proposes two decision trees based on the transmission type (day or night) and kind of stay (short or roaming, long and steady). It concerns travellers, but also expatriates, residents and nomads.

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Title: Personal protection against biting insects and ticks.
Creators - without role: Fabrice Legros - "Personal Protection Against Vectors" working group
Thierry Ancelle - "Personal Protection Against Vectors" working group
Eric Caumes - Virologie
Marie-Laure Dardé - Institut d’Epidémiologie et de Neurologie Tropicale
Jean Delmont - Aix-Marseille Université
Robert Descloitres - "Personal Protection Against Vectors" working group
Patrick Imbert - Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Bégin
Ludovic de Gentile - "Personal Protection Against Vectors" working group
R. Migliani - Département d'Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique Nord
Patrick Ouvrard - "Personal Protection Against Vectors" working group
Vincent Robert - Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs: Écologie, Génétique, Évolution et Contrôle
Gérard Duvallet - Université de Montpellier, Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive - CEFE
Nathalie Boulanger - Physiopathologie et Médecine Translationnelle
Fabrice Chandre - Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs: Écologie, Génétique, Évolution et Contrôle
Nathalie Colin de Verdiere - Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales
Paul-Henri Consigny - Centre Médical de l'Institut Pasteur
Pascal Delaunay - Hôpital l'Archet
Jérôme Depaquit - "Personal Protection Against Vectors" working group
Barbara Doudier - "Personal Protection Against Vectors" working group
Michel Franc - "Personal Protection Against Vectors" working group
Florence Moulin - "Personal Protection Against Vectors" working group
Frédéric Pagès - Unité de Recherche sur les Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Emergentes
Aurélie Prange - "Personal Protection Against Vectors" working group
Isabelle Quatresous - "Personal Protection Against Vectors" working group
Philippe Saviuc - "Personal Protection Against Vectors" working group
Stéphane Auvin - Hôpital Robert-Debré
Francis Carsuzza - "Personal Protection Against Vectors" working group
Amandine Cochet - "Personal Protection Against Vectors" working group
Frédéric Darriet - Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs: Écologie, Génétique, Évolution et Contrôle
Anne Demantke - "Personal Protection Against Vectors" working group
Elisabeth Elefant - Sorbonne Université
Anna-Bella Failloux - Génétique Moléculaire des Bunyavirus
Christophe Lagneau - "Personal Protection Against Vectors" working group
Catherine C. Pecquet
Guy La Ruche - "Personal Protection Against Vectors" working group
Frédéric Sorge - "Personal Protection Against Vectors" working group
Arnaud Tarantola - "Personal Protection Against Vectors" working group
Catherine Vauzelle - "Personal Protection Against Vectors" working group
Faiza Ajana - "Personal Protection Against Vectors" working group
Alexis Armengaud - "Personal Protection Against Vectors" working group
Jean Paul Boutin - "Personal Protection Against Vectors" working group
Sandrine Chevallier - "Personal Protection Against Vectors" working group
Suzanne Gagnon
Sabine Genty
Romain Girod - University of French Guiana
Nadine Godineau - Centre Hospitalier Saint-Denis
Claude Guigen - "Personal Protection Against Vectors" working group
Yves Hatchuel - "Personal Protection Against Vectors" working group
Claude Hengy - "Personal Protection Against Vectors" working group
Arezki Izri - "Personal Protection Against Vectors" working group
Dominique Jean - "Personal Protection Against Vectors" working group
Frédéric Jourdain - "Personal Protection Against Vectors" working group
Isabelle Lamaury - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Pointe-à-Pitre
Bruno Marchou - Service Maladies infectieuses et tropicales [CHU Toulouse]
Valérie Masson - "Personal Protection Against Vectors" working group
Philippe Minodier - "Personal Protection Against Vectors" working group
Alice Pérignon - "Personal Protection Against Vectors" working group
Sylvie Piccoli - "Personal Protection Against Vectors" working group
Béatrice Quinet - "Personal Protection Against Vectors" working group
André Yebakima - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Martinique
Julien Santi-Rocca - "Personal Protection Against Vectors" working group
Sherri Smith - "Personal Protection Against Vectors" working group
Publication Details: Parasite, Vol.18(1), pp.93-111
Identifiers: 9933651309311
Academic Unit: Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive - CEFE; Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs : Ecologie, Génétique, Evolution et Contrôle - MIVEGEC
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Local Fields: hal-00927009