Ticks have one of the widest distributions on Earth – they can be found on every continent, including frigid Antarctica. This combination of ubiquity and a bad habit for accumulating pathogenic microbes make ticks some of the most dangerous vectors on the planet making them as dangerous as Ebola, Sars, and Zika virus.
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TickSafe & the Mozzie Team
