In trials conducted in eastern Uganda, a lotion made from catnip oil performed as well as the active chemical ingredient currently used in mosquito repellent , offering a low-cost, natural solution to ward off disease-spreading mosquitoes. A 6% catnip oil formulation matched the standard 15% DEET lotion; a 2% version was only marginally less effective. Malaria infects around 282 million people annually.
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Una loción de hierba gatera iguala al DEET como repelente de mosquitos en Uganda

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Una loción de aceite de hierba gatera funcionó tan bien como el componente quimico DEET en ensayos de campo realizados en el este de Uganda, según una investigación presentada en Florencia en la conferencia de la Society for Experimental Biology. Una formulación al 6% de aceite de Nepeta cataria igualó al DEET estándar al 15%; la versión al 2% fue apenas marginalmente menos efectiva.

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