“5th International Symposium on Strategies for the Control of Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases” has been held on September 28, 2023, in Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi. A total of 41 scientists from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Egypt, and Japan have participated in the symposium. Eleven scientists have presented their latest outcomes on ticks and tick-borne diseases (see program). This symposium was supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Core-to-Core Program (Asia-Africa Science Platform Project).
(Reported by XUAN Xuenan)