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Our Response to New Repellent Guidelines from CDC  
 

•  Centers for Disease Control -- advice and information about insect-and tick-borne diseases and their prevention -- www.cdc.gov

•  American Lyme Disease Foundation -- advice and information about tick-borne diseases and their prevention -- www.aldf.com

•  MayoClinic.com -- general health news, including an article on "global travel" that addresses insect-borne diseases overseas -- www.mayoclinic.com

•  Learn all about insects and ticks at www.aboutbugs.com

•  Mosquito Repellents: A Clinician's Guide" by Mark S. Fradin, M.D.
http://www.acponline.org/journals/annals/01jun98/mosquito.htm

•  DEET.COM
http://www.deet.com