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March 27, 2019 -- The CDC for the first time will be monitoring the nation’s tick population and the diseases the pests may be carrying.
The effort comes as the number of people diagnosed with serious diseases caused by things like ticks, fleas, and mosquitoes has more than doubled over the past few decades. Ticks caused the vast majority of those diseases.
Its aim is to assess where Americans might be most likely to get a tick-borne illness.
“For the first time this year, the CDC is funding states to conduct widespread surveillance of ticks and the pathogens they can transmit, in addition to funding human disease surveillance and education and prevention,” says Anna Perea of the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases’ Division of Vector-Borne Diseases. “Taken together, the data can help define areas where ticks are spreading, the infectious pathogens that they carry, and where risk of tick-borne disease is increasing.”
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Re: Ticks
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03/29/19 10:34 PM
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Yesterday I had a half dozen on my cloths already. Today I mixed up a concoction of vinegar, cedarwood essential oil, vegetable oil and water. I had someone tell it works and today I didn't have one that I noticed after using it.
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03/29/19 10:38 PM
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snowy, what is the mix on that concoction?
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03/29/19 10:54 PM
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Mark, give my wife Patrice a holler concerning Lyme's.. She can tell you a lot of information about her experiences. This is gone on to the point where she is seriously considering writing a book about it and I hope she does. Lots of misinformation out there. Zim Can I sign up for a first edition. Will you accept Canadian blue bills again ?
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03/29/19 11:14 PM
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snowy, what is the mix on that concoction? About 30 drops of cedarwood, 3 cup of vinegar, about 1 cup of water and 5 table spoons of veg oil. I bought one of those small spray bottles and just about fills that bottle. I have heard from people it works as good as any spray on the counter. I do have pretty good luck with OFF it doesn't keep them off 100% but it does help in my experience. I didn't have one on me today. I also wear these same cloths if out in the hills or at the ranch. When I get home I put everything in a large plastic bag and do that every time when I'm not wearing them. I will do it for about a week then those cloths get washed and I start the processes over again.
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03/29/19 11:26 PM
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^ I know a guy that has lost a lot of balance and is about 64 years old. About 3 years ago he had a tick that was imbedded on the back side of his knee. He didn't go to doc and they finally got the thing out but he told me the flesh that was taken off was as large of a quarter. I have no idea how he got it out but it had been there a while. I have thought about his issue with balance which came after that incident. He has went through many tests MRI's and Doc hasn't come up with any verdict. I don't think he ever told the Doc about the tick because he wouldn't relate that to his balance issue. They might have checked him for Lyme but I don't know that for sure.
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03/30/19 07:49 AM
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Not to be a wise guy that I am accused of from time to time, but I think the tick carries a lot more diseases than folks thought. I believe this is just coming to light and many people have been mis diagnosed with symptoms that may not be related to the cause.
Zim I agree with you on this point. I have experience with Lyme.
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03/30/19 08:15 AM
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I turned in ticks to be tested here in ND last year, and sat in a meeting where the results were discussed. They had a list of diseases that they had found in the ticks that they had tested, and it had things you have never heard of and stuff you thought was nonexistent at this time. I would think if you get a hold of your states Health Department or State Vet they could tell you who to contact to save ticks for them and get a copy of their findings. Northof50 I will see what I can find. That was the complete write up on what I saw.
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03/30/19 08:26 AM
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MJM thanks. Have been in the field for 30 years so just interested. have done a lot of contracts but with the associated risk involved have backed off. At least we have Canadian Health care to fall back on. did notice they extended the range of Black legged ticks over to the three boarders ND/SASK/MB must be 6 years ago got ticks on coyotes that were all positive for Lyme and powassan virus.
your ticks checked for anaplasmosis as well ?
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