We are proud to share the Torres Strait Creole version of our animation ‘Tick Sickness’, available for viewing below.
One year into the International Decade of Indigenous languages, AMRRIC is continuing its efforts to promote and support Indigenous languages, as well as respond to Indigenous community requests for translation of key resources.
Ehrlichiosis was first detected in pet dogs in the Kimberley region in May 2020. Since then, the diseases has been detected in the Pilbara, Gascoyne and Goldfields regions of WA, in northern SA, throughout the NT and in various locations across Far North Queensland. Ultimately, it’s expected that E canis – the bacteria that causes ehrlichiosis – will become established in any location where the brown dog tick is found. This essentially means that in the long term, dogs anywhere within the red regions of this map could be at risk of becoming infected with ehrlichiosis.
Clear and informative educational resources about the preventative measures that can be used to protect dogs, and ensuring this information is translated, understood and distributed amongst remote Indigenous communities has been a high priority for AMRRIC. That’s where our “Tick Sickness” animation comes in-it is now available in seven Indigenous languages, plus English.
We thank the wonderful AMRRIC Allies whose donations make our Indigenous language translation and narrations possible.
