Table 1.

Description of mosquito repellents

Repellent	Description
Coil	Mixture of repellent powder and a combustible filling material and a binder in the shape of a coil. Releases repellent in the air when burning
Vaporizer (dispensers)	A reservoir bottle with fluid repellent which is evaporated by an electric heater through a porous wick
Mat	Pads impregnated with a volatile repellent which needs to be heated on a small electric heating plate to vaporize
Cream	Skin cream or oil supplemented with a repellent
Emanator	Special absorbent material which slowly evaporates a suitable repellent at room temperature (strips or small box)

Adapted from [57]