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Mosquitoes are ubiquitous insects. They are found in every region of the world except Antarctica. Mosquitoes can be divided generally into two types: daytime and nighttime biters. Those mosquitoes that transmit malaria and Japanese encephalitis (anopheles and culex mosquitoes) bite mostly at twilight or during the night, whereas aedes mosquitoes, which transmit dengue and yellow fever, are daytime biters. Mosquitoes also bite indoors, so you need to prevent mosquitoes from gaining entry into living and sleeping quarters and to eliminate those that might already be there. The same personal protection measures that you use against mosquitoes will also protect you against ticks and biting flies - insects that transmit Lyme disease, tick-borne encephalitis, relapsing fever, typhus, leishmaniasis, onchocerciasis, trypanosomiasis, and several other tropical and infectious diseases. For more on this topic, click here for the complete International Travel HealthGuide Chapter 7: Insect Protection
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