NEW: Russell and Webb (2011), Advice to Travelers on Topical Insect Repellent Use Against Dengue Mosquitoes in Far North Queensland, Australia, Dept of Medical Entomology, University of Sydney & Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia. DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2011.00528.x
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NEW: Larry I. Goodyer, PhD, Ashley M. Croft, MD, Steve P. Frances, PhD, Nigel Hill, PhD, Sarah J. Moore, PhD, Sangoro P. Onyango, BSc, and Mustapha Debboun, PhD (2010), Expert Review of the Evidence Base for Arthropod Bite Avoidance, Leicester School of Pharmacy, De Montfort University, Gateway, Leicester, UK; Surgeon General's Department, London, UK; Australian Army Malaria Institute, Brisbane, Qld., Australia; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK; Ifakara Health Institute, Ifakara, Morogoro, Tanzania; US Army Medical Department Center & School, Center for Health Education & Training, Fort Sam, Houston, TX, USA. DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2010.00402.x
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