Prevention and management of tick bites in Australia

This Guidance Note covers prevention and management of tick bites for people living in Australia. It provides high-level information about tick-induced allergy, anaphylaxis and paralysis as these medical illnesses associated with tick bites in Australia have informed the advice and recommendations on management of tick bites in Australia. Greater detail on tick-induced allergy, anaphylaxis and paralysis is provided in the Tick-induced allergies: tick anaphylaxis and mammalian meat allergy/anaphylaxis, and tick-associated toxicosis and paralysis Guidance Note.