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close this bookVector and Pest Control in Refugee Situations (United Nations High Commission for Refugee, 1997, 124 p.)
close this folder10. Ticks
View the document10.1. Biology
View the document10.2. Collecting and sampling
View the document10.3. Diseases transmitted
View the document10.4. Control

10.4. Control

Ticks are usually not a problem in refugee camps and it is not necessary to resort to specific control measures which are, moreover, difficult to apply.

To control Ornithodoros ticks inside dwellings, treat with Lindane at a concentration of 3 g of a.i. per m2; this is effective for a year.