RSUSSH 2020
IN20-124 Evaluation of Effective Dose with Protection Time of Deet by using Multi-Chamber-Blood-Feeding System against Aedes aegypti
Presenter: Muhammad Adnan
Mahidol University, Thailand
Abstract
Tests on repellents were typically performed on shaven animals, such as rabbits, dogs, guinea pigs, chicks, and sheep, as alternative subjects to humans. However, these techniques often raise queries concerning the ethical treatment of animals and human values or practical aspects, which sometimes misinterpret the results of repellent tests. In this study, we developed a test method and improved the evaluation of mosquito repellency time. This method was designed to reduce the risk of contamination with repellents, and for evaluation of the correct effective dose and protection time. DEET (N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide) was used as a gold standard repellent for testing the equipment for five different concentrations. The method was used to impregnate the net, size (5×5) 25cm2with five different concentrations and placed on the cups for testing the protection time. The protection time was recorded for 5 minutes after 30 minutes of the exposure. The results demonstrate that DEET with 2.5% concentration provided 3 hours of protection while the remaining concentrations 0.75%, 0.50%, 0.25% and 0.01% can protect, 120, 90, 60 and 30 min respectively. The data was analyzed by one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Duncan’s multiple comparison by SPSS for Windows. The effective dose ED50 of DEET was 0.39% which was calculated by Plot (log dose and % of inhibition).This method indicates that in future this innovative testing method can not only be used for repellent testing, but also be used for insecticide.
Citation format:
Adnan, M., Potiwat, R., Apiwathnasorn, C., & Sungvornyothin, S.. (2020). Evaluation of Effective Dose with Protection Time of Deet by using Multi-Chamber-Blood-Feeding System against Aedes aegypti. Proceeding in RSU International Research Conference, May 1, 2020. Pathum Thani, Thailand.QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
What are the advantages and drawbacks of this method?
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DEET is a gold standard mosquito repellent, but the testing procedures pose potential harm if applied direct to human or animal skin especially at higher concentrations. Our method of applying the repellent to netting material as described in this paper, therefore, circumvents this ethical hazard without detracting from experimental ability to determine repellent properties, and the method can be adapted to test insecticides as well. The method is easy, cost-effective, with no risk of repellent loss, contamination. However, Parafilm denatures when exposed to high concentrations of DEET thus causing leakage of blood from the membrane feeder, and we recommend the use of other membranes such as chicken skin or lig or cow intestine.