HOLIDAY Mosquito nets - physical Protection

      
SPECIAL fine mesh Mosquito nets - physical Protection
  
EXPEDITION Mosquito nets - physical and chemical Protection
  
JAICO Anti-Mosquito-Milk with DEET - tropics-tested mosquito repellent for daytime protection from mosquitos and insects

Symbols
Large mosquito: Nets with this symbol keep away troublesome and/or disease- bearing mosquitoes, such as Anopheles, Aedes and Culex mosquitoes, thus providing protection from malaria and yellow fever. Small mosquito: Nets with this symbol keep away No-See-Ums, such as Phlebotomidae sandflies and midges, and provide protection from leishmaniosis and lymphatic filariasis.

Insects
Anopheles Aedes Culex Black Fly, gnat, sandfly Midges Sandflies (Phlebotomidae)

Size

 5-10 mm 5-10 mm 5-10 mm 2,5 mm 0,5-4 mm 2-5 mm

Occurence

 Rural regions - Africa, America, Asia, Europe, Westpacific Urban and rural regions - Africa, America, Asia, Europe, Westpacific Urban and rural regions - Afr., Am., As., Australia, Europe, Westpacific Urban and rural regions - Africa, America, Asia, Europe, Westpacific Mainly rural regions - Africa, America, Asia, Europe, Westpacific Rural regions - Africa, America, Asia, Europe

Transmitted diseases (selection)

 Malaria, filiariasis Yellow fewer, dengue fever, filariasis, various fevers Japanese B encephalitis, filariasis, various fevers Forms of leishmaniosis, various fevers Mansonelliasis Onchocerciasis (river blindness)

Time of attack

 Evening to morning, indoors and outdoors Usually during the day, sometimes at night, indoors and outdoors Evening and night, indoors and outdoors Night-time, indoors and outdoors tDay and night, outdoors Daytime, outdoors

Prophylactic measures

 Suitable clothing, mosquito nets, mosquito repellents; prophylactic medication if malaria is feared Suitable clothing, mosquito nets, mosquito repellents; yellow fever vaccination recommended if infection likely Suitable clothing, mosquito nets, mosquito repellents Suitable clothing, mosquito repellents; tight-mesh mosquito net, possibly treated with insecticide Suitable clothing, mosquito repellents; tight-mesh mosquito net, possibly treated with insecticide Suitable clothing, mosquito repellents
  Boldface = Regions in which bites can transmit diseases Standardface = Regions in which bites may cause local reactions
  Infformations refering to CRM, Center for Travel Medicine, Düsseldorf