To protect against and combat this summer’s return of the West Nile virus (WNV), Krylon Products Group provides an insect repellent with the industry’s ideal concentration of DEET. Sprayon Insect Repellent II S00856 is EPA-registered and can be safely applied to skin, clothing and anywhere insects are a problem.
With a 23.8% concentration of N,N-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide (DEET) that lasts for up to four hours, Sprayon Insect Repellent II provides longer-lasting protection against mosquitoes than repellents with lower, time-released concentrations.
WNV was first detected in the fall of 1999 in the New York City area. As a result, 62 persons infected with the virus were hospitalized and seven died. It was then discovered that a person becomes infected with the virus from the bite of a virus-carrying mosquito.
WNV has since traveled westward in the U.S., infecting numerous people in states including Colorado, South Dakota and California.
In 2003, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recorded 9,862 human cases of West Nile and 264 deaths as a direct result of the virus.
With this season’s summer months approaching, the potential threat of WNV is expected to surface again. At the present time, there is not a vaccine for the disease, however the CDC recommends several precautionary measures, including the use of mosquito repellents.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and www.westnilevirusfacts.org, one of the best tips for avoiding WNV is to use mosquito repellents. Repellents with DEET work to counteract the attraction of mosquitoes to human skin odors by making a person’s odor unattractive for feeding.
The level of DEET a repellent contains is in direct relation to the amount of time it can protect from mosquito bites. In 2002, a comparative study conducted by the Massachusetts Medical Society concluded that of the various insect repellents examined, those containing DEET provided the longest-lasting protection.
This summer, Krylon Products Group offers an effective insecticide to protect against mosquitoes and the threat of WNV. Sprayon Insect Repellent II S00856 contains the industry’s ideal concentration of DEET (23.8%), which provides up to four hours of protection under normal use. Engineered to effectively repel mosquitoes, it also can ward off black flies, chiggers, deer flies, ticks, gnats, stable flies and fleas, additionally providing protection against Lyme disease.
