The team would also alert the public on various diseases caused by insect bites including the Ebola virus, Lassa fever, River blindness malaria, yellow fever,(Onchocerciasis), sleeping sickness (trypanosomiasis), Dengue fever among others.

Chairman of the association, Dr. Adekunle Salaudeen, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the activities lined up to mark the 2014 World Health Day in Ilorin. 

He said the team comprises over 50 members spread across the 16 local government areas of the state.

He noted that though there has not been any confirmation of the Ebola virus in Nigeria, the association is sensitizing the public on the risk of all vector borne diseases and new emerging health problems. 

Salaudeen said the team was collaborating with the state ministry of health to achieve results.

He added that the celebration of the World Health Day was to sensitise the public on diseases caused by insect bites and other small animals as well as their prevention.

“Globally, more than half of the population is at risk of vector borne diseases while in sub-Sahara Africa, almost the entire population is at risk of one vector born disease or the other”, he stated. 

He urged Kwarans and Nigerians to cultivate good hygiene by cleaning their drainages, using window nets, insecticide treated nets, appropriate clothing (long sleeve bright cloth) and insects repellents body lotion, among others.