Ticks

The global network of specialists working on ticks and tick-borne diseases have a newsletter Integrated Control of Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases and accompanying Website devoted to their cause as part of a European Union Concerted Action Project. Networking and communication is at the heart of the project which also sets out to advocate an integrated research strategy covering the range of tick-borne pathogens present in a particular geographical region. The objectives and programme of the project are also provided on the web in French and Spanish. The project started in 1996 with 40 participants from 24 laboratories in eight European and nine African and Caribbean countries. So far, over 100 scientists have registered as associate members. Contact: Dr Frans Jongejan, Network Co-ordinator, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Infectious Diseases & Immunology, Dept of Parasitology & Tropical Veterinary Medicine PO Box 80.165 3508 TD Utrecht The Netherlands. Fax: +31 30 2540784 Email: f.jongejan@vetmic.dgk.ruu.nl Website: http://www.ruu.nl/tropical.ticks http://www.agricta.org/Spore/spore75Integrated Control of Ticks and Tick-borne Disease