Permethrin-treated baby wraps, used alongside bed nets, significantly reduced malaria cases among children aged 6 to 18 ...

Permethrin (Perin 5% Cream) is a pyrethroid, prescribed for scabies. It works by killing the scabies mite. The information provided on this page is intended to serve as a comprehensive resource and ...

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with Ugandan and international collaborators, report that ...

Ivermectin cream was as effective as permethrin cream and more effective than oral ivermectin in treating patients with scabies, according to study data. Researchers in India studied 315 patients ...

Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) think they can fight the scourge of tick-borne diseases by encouraging people to douse their clothes in a chemical called permethrin.

Inspired by a military strategy to ward off disease-carrying mosquitoes, researchers see if the technique will help cut ...

In sub-Saharan Africa, a child under five dies nearly every minute from malaria. But new research suggests baby wraps treated with insect repellant can protect them.

Pyrethroid insecticides account for approximately one-fourth of the worldwide insecticide market. They have been widely used in wood preservation, impregnation of wool carpets and textiles, ...

As a result of occupational tick exposure, forestry and other outdoor workers are at higher risk than the general population of contracting tick-borne diseases such as lyme borreliosis or tick-borne ...