WHO - Guidelines for efficacy testing of mosquito repellents for human skin [2009]
Description:
The guidelines provide specific and standardized procedures and criteria for efficacy testing and evaluation of mosquito repellents for human skin. Their aim is to harmonize the testing procedures carried out in different laboratories and institutions in order to generate comparable data for registering and labelling such products by the national regulatory authorities. The guidelines provide guidance and procedures on laboratory studies, field trials and evaluation of technical material used in mosquito repellent products and on the methods used to determine their application rate(s) and effectiveness.
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 the testing of mosquito repellents for human skin.
Continue to:
