Do you know ticks are important vectors of diseases affecting both humans, livestock and animals? They carry over 15 different pathogens and cause over 16 human diseases.

Do you know ticks are important vectors of diseases affecting both humans, livestock and animals? Ticks carry over 15 different pathogens and cause over 16 human diseases. Ticks are found in almost every region of the world- tropical and sub tropical region.
They feed relatively for longer period and remain firmly attached to the host, their bite is painless and they occupy diverse habitats.
Ticks can transmit bacteria, viruses and protozoa which are pathogens for human diseases.
Prevalence and distribution of tick borne diseases is largely influenced by factors such as climate, landscape, wildlife hosts, tick distribution, globalization and ease of travelling.
The increase in reported tick borne diseases such as Lyme diseases, Rocky mountain spotted fever,, Ehrlichiosis as led to great awareness.
Their is hardly recorded cases of tickborne infection in human within Nigeria. Most cases are of tourists that visited endemic regions and came to Africa with the disease. However, to avoid tick borne diseases in Nigeria:
(1) one should continuously check himself or herself when travelling to countries where tickborne diseases are endemic.
(2) N,N-diethyl1-3-menthylbeanzamide is a lotion which should be robbed all over the body creating barriers between the body and ticks
(3) insecticides can be used in controlling tick populations.

African tick fever has not proven to be dangerous disease in sub Saharan Africa, using Nigeria as a case study. so little research as been carried out on it.

PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE.
HEALTH IS WEALTH!!!