[pct-l] lyme disease on the PCT (was Deet)

[Kolby Kirk]

http://entomology.ucdavis.edu/faculty/rbkimsey/caticks.html
*Ixodes pacificus *(Western Black Legged Tick) *Adult Western
Black-Legged Tick* The Western black legged tick is a three host tick that
primarily feeds on lizards and small rodents during its subadult life
stages, and large mammals, commonly deer, canids, horses, and humans, as
adults. It is the putative vector of the Lyme disease spirochete and the
equine granulocytic ehrlichiosis rickettsia in California. This tick is
found in the western U.S. and British Columbia. In California, its
distribution appears to be limited to the moister regions of the coastal and
Sierra foothill ranges all along the state (Furman and Loomis 1984). Humans
bitten by these ticks may notice intense inflammation at the site of the
bite which may be slow to heal. These sores do not necessarily indicate
pathogen transmission by the tick (ie: Lyme disease "bulls eye" rash), but
are frequently an artifact of irritation due to tick salivary products
injected into the bite site.







On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 3:27 PM, goslowgofar <goslowgofar at yahoo.com> wrote:

>
>
> from Yosemite's website:
> "Tick borne diseases
> There are two known diseases carried by ticks in this area: Lyme disease
> and
> relapsing fever. Not all ticks carry these diseases. If you are bitten by a
> tick, and later experience flu-like symptoms, contact your doctor and
> mention
> you had a tick bite. If you are diagnosed as having Lyme disease or
> relapsing
> Fever, and you believe you got it in Yosemite, have your doctor contact the
> park
> sanitarian at 209/379-1033."
>
> Lyme Disease and Relapsing Fever.   Both west of Texas!
> Katy
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Jeb Bates <batesjeb at yahoo.com>
> To: Edward Anderson <mendoridered at yahoo.com>; "jamesfmiller at hotmail.com"
> <jamesfmiller at hotmail.com>; pct-l at backcountry.net
> Sent: Mon, April 18, 2011 3:12:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Deet
>
> Lyme disease should not be a risk on the PCT, it is a vector driven disease
> and
> Ixodes scapularis (black legged tick) the vector for the disease is not
> found
> west of Texas.
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