be taken to protect one's self from tampan bites in rest houses, 

 barracks, meeting places, and sometimes in European houses. In 

 Tanganyika, Korstatt (1914) noted, those huts that were exposed 

 to the rain were free of ticks while others in places more pro- 

 tected from the elements harbored tampajis. Morstatt suggested 

 camping in grassy spots some distance from huts. 



Any program of labor introduction from an infested area should 

 include an initial inspection of newcomers' personal effects, bed- 

 ding rolls, and extra clothes. 



Strict sanitary measures are of proven success in labor caraps. 

 If floor and walls are hard, dry, and free from all cracks and if 

 dust and unnecessary objects that might provide concealment are 

 removed, the tampan's hiding places may be kept to a minimum. 

 Frequent inspection of personal effects, which should be kept in 

 tightly closed boxes or cabinets, or hung away from walls, are 

 of proven success. Persons living in barracks should be v/arned 

 to report the presence of ticks. Beds must be provided and mos- 

 quito nets may be necessary. In infested buildings, placing of 

 bedlegs in cans of kerosene has been recommended to deter hungry 

 tampans . 



Special tickproof construction of military huts in heavily 

 infested East African areas has been recommended (H^.Tid 19A5). 

 The base is a six-inch deep bitumen floor (or cheaper hard-beaten 

 tar and earth) with a metal strip inserted at the outer edge mid- 

 way through its thi'^kness and projecting three inches outwards 

 to prevent ticks from reaching the floor level from outside. A 

 second strip, about one foot above the floor level and extending 

 both inside and outside, helps to confine the searciiing area for 

 ticks brought in on clothes and gear. H^Tid found that the tampan 

 climbs upu'ards only when it is not able to burrow into the ground. 

 It searches for hiding places in wall cracks or roofing but can- 

 not circu-mvent horizontal metal strips extending outward from 

 walls. 



Jack (1928,1933,1942) suggested that pigsties be constructed 

 of smooth concrete that is easily cleaned sind does not provide a 

 hiding place for tampans. 



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