In some word areas, certain insects as mosquitoes, ticks, sandflies ... can be vector of serious diseases. That's why protect yourself against their bites is really important. For these insects, the blood meal is vital. They need it to feed as ticks or to feed their eggs as mosquitoes, so they will do anything to bite. That's why protect yourself fully is fundamental, the slightest part of skin which isn't protected, could be bitten.
For certain diseases transmitted by biting insects, there are vaccines (Yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis) or preventive treatments (chemoprophylaxis in the case of malaria) but alone that's not enough. It must be combine with protection against insect bites.
If you travel in a high-risk area, before your departure, it's really important to bring your current vaccinations up to date, to have the vaccines specific to your destination be performed or take a preventive treatment. For this, you will need to ask your doctor or an international vaccination centre for advice.
Our advice against insects bites :
- Protection of human habitation
- Adults and children protection against insects bites
- Babies and very young children protection against insects bites
- Personnal protection against ticks