Dr Naftaly Githaka manages the ILRI Tick Unit. The tick unit is unique facility with a combination of tick culture facilities, tick species (17 tick colonies from 4 genera and 7 species, small and large animal accommodation and molecular diagnostic equipment. Naftaly has 12 years’ research experience in Africa and Japan and co-authored 40 peer-reviewed papers. (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Naftaly_Githaka).