WHO - Guidelines for efficacy testing of spatial repellents [2013]
Description:
The document provides guidance and describes steps for laboratory testing and for semi-field and field evaluations of spatial repellent products designed to provide protection in a specific space (indoor and/or outdoor) against mosquitoes. They aim to further standardize the testing procedures carried out in different laboratories and institutions to generate comparable data for the registration and labelling of such products by national authorities. Ethical considerations are discussed and an example consent form provided.
Why this Tool/Guidance?
Information provided is useful to support environmental health decision making. It forms an authoritative basis for the setting of national procedures and guidelines for efficacy testing and evaluation of insecticides for indoor and outdoor, ground-applied space spray applications against vectors and pests of public health importance.
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