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Vector Bite Prevention Field Safety Guide

Stay safe in the field with practical, science-based strategies to prevent vector bites and reduce risk wherever your work or education takes you.

Field safety resource

Prepare for safer fieldwork.

Use the guide to support planning, recognize potential vector exposures, and identify practical bite-prevention strategies for your field activities.

Access the guide here, and find editable appendix documents below.

The guide is currently in V 1.0 Beta

Companion resources

Download individual appendices as editable Word documents for use in your field safety planning.

Appendix A Quick Reference Guide · Download Word document
Appendix B Rapid Field Risk Assessment · Download Word document
Appendix C Field Safety Checklists · Download Word document
Appendix D Worksheet: Vector & Vector-Borne Disease Safety Plan · Download Word document
Appendix E How to Treat Clothing with Permethrin · Download Word document
Appendix F How to Remove an Embedded Tick · Download Word document
Appendix G How to Do a Tick Check · Download Word document
Appendix H How to Build a Tick Removal Kit · Download Word document
Appendix I Vector and Vector-borne Disease Definitions · Download Word document
Appendix K Suggested Syllabus Language · Download Word document

Make these resources work for you. Adapt the appendices to your region, planned activities, and organizational requirements.