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Diseases transmitted by ticks
Does anybody know which diseases are transmitted by African
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On Sat, 18 Jun 2005 19:41:57 +0200, Hans-Georg Michna
wrote: Does anybody know which diseases are transmitted by African ticks? Hans-Georg I have references for 2. African tick bite fever (very common in sub equatorial Africa) Congo fever (http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/mmi/stannard/bob.html) -- .--~~,__ :-....,-------`~~'._.' `-,,, ,_ ;'~U' Make Bono History _,-' ,'`-__; '--. (_/'~~ ''''(; |
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In message , Hans-Georg
Michna writes Does anybody know which diseases are transmitted by African ticks? Hans-Georg Hans Georg, There was a child with us at Kamburu who was bitten by a tick, and contracted tick bite fever. She had to go into Gertrude`s Garden children`s hospital, Nairobi. She was treated with Tetracycline and recovered OK. Off topic but I was wondering if you will be making your annual safari to Kenya this year? Regards, Pat -- Pat Anderson |
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"Hans-Georg Michna" schreef in bericht ... Does anybody know which diseases are transmitted by African ticks? Hans-Georg -- No mail, please. Tick bite fever. Gives you a nice head-ache.... Easy to treat by the way. Corné. Do mail, please. www.amukela.com |
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On Sat, 18 Jun 2005 20:21:15 +0100, Whitedog
wrote: On Sat, 18 Jun 2005 19:41:57 +0200, Hans-Georg Michna wrote: Does anybody know which diseases are transmitted by African ticks? I have references for 2. African tick bite fever (very common in sub equatorial Africa) Congo fever (http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/mmi/stannard/bob.html) Whitedog, Pat, Corné, thanks for your replies! Always learning. For example, the web site you cited explains that pepper ticks are actually larvae or nymphs of the bigger tick species, not separate species. Does anybody know more about this? While researching this a bit, I found one very simple defense against ticks. Just pull your socks over your trousers when you're near high grass. A strong, poisonous insect repellant sprayed on the socks and lower trouser legs also helps. Pat, I was in Kenya already. Please see www.michna.com/kenya2005/ . I may go again in September. Hans-Georg -- No mail, please. |
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On Sun, 19 Jun 2005 19:06:29 +0200, Hans-Georg Michna
wrote: On Sat, 18 Jun 2005 20:21:15 +0100, Whitedog wrote: On Sat, 18 Jun 2005 19:41:57 +0200, Hans-Georg Michna wrote: Does anybody know which diseases are transmitted by African ticks? I have references for 2. African tick bite fever (very common in sub equatorial Africa) Congo fever (http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/mmi/stannard/bob.html) Whitedog, Pat, Corné, thanks for your replies! Always learning. For example, the web site you cited explains that pepper ticks are actually larvae or nymphs of the bigger tick species, not separate species. Does anybody know more about this? I knew I'd seen a better page on tick life cycles somewhere! A bit of digging with google found the good old WHO page http://www.who.int/docstore/water_sa...ntrol/ch26.htm While researching this a bit, I found one very simple defense against ticks. Just pull your socks over your trousers when you're near high grass. A strong, poisonous insect repellant sprayed on the socks and lower trouser legs also helps. I've seen domestic dogs absolutely covered in immature ticks and it's really unpleasant for them, sometimes they can provoke an immune system reaction which will make them very ill. I took anti tick treatments out to zanzibar for my friend's dogs last trip, I'm sure they appreciated it! The humans in contact seemed to be ok though. Viral infections rely on certain host species being carriers and I'm guessing zanzibar goats and dogs are free of the sort of viruses which affect humans. Fascinating subject parasites, I can't get enough of them! Brent. -- .--~~,__ :-....,-------`~~'._.' `-,,, ,_ ;'~U' Make Bono History _,-' ,'`-__; '--. (_/'~~ ''''(; |
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In message , Hans-Georg
Michna writes On Sat, 18 Jun 2005 20:21:15 +0100, Whitedog wrote: On Sat, 18 Jun 2005 19:41:57 +0200, Hans-Georg Michna wrote: Does anybody know which diseases are transmitted by African ticks? I have references for 2. African tick bite fever (very common in sub equatorial Africa) Congo fever (http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/mmi/stannard/bob.html) Whitedog, Pat, Corné, thanks for your replies! Always learning. For example, the web site you cited explains that pepper ticks are actually larvae or nymphs of the bigger tick species, not separate species. Does anybody know more about this? While researching this a bit, I found one very simple defense against ticks. Just pull your socks over your trousers when you're near high grass. A strong, poisonous insect repellant sprayed on the socks and lower trouser legs also helps. Pat, I was in Kenya already. Please see www.michna.com/kenya2005/ . I may go again in September. Hans-Georg Hans Georg, How did I miss you going to Kenya!? Thanks for the link, I will put it in my favourites, alongside 2003 and 2004. We will miss going again this year as we are going to NZ to visit our son there in October. I will send you a private email about an air incident in Kenya. Good idea to tuck your socks into trousers to avoid tick bites, better still, wear bush boots! Pat -- Pat Anderson |
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In message , Hans-Georg
Michna writes On Sat, 18 Jun 2005 20:21:15 +0100, Whitedog wrote: On Sat, 18 Jun 2005 19:41:57 +0200, Hans-Georg Michna wrote: Does anybody know which diseases are transmitted by African ticks? I have references for 2. African tick bite fever (very common in sub equatorial Africa) Congo fever (http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/mmi/stannard/bob.html) Whitedog, Pat, Corné, thanks for your replies! Always learning. For example, the web site you cited explains that pepper ticks are actually larvae or nymphs of the bigger tick species, not separate species. Does anybody know more about this? While researching this a bit, I found one very simple defense against ticks. Just pull your socks over your trousers when you're near high grass. A strong, poisonous insect repellant sprayed on the socks and lower trouser legs also helps. Pat, I was in Kenya already. Please see www.michna.com/kenya2005/ . I may go again in September. Hans-Georg Hans Georg, I`ve put your 2005 safari into my favourites. I will send you a private email about an air incident in Kenya. I wonder how I missed your safari this year? Ticks: You could protect yourself by wearing bush boots! Pat -- Pat Anderson |
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On Sun, 19 Jun 2005 19:04:11 +0100, Whitedog
wrote: I knew I'd seen a better page on tick life cycles somewhere! A bit of digging with google found the good old WHO page http://www.who.int/docstore/water_sa...ntrol/ch26.htm Brent, thank you very much for this link! Very informative! Hans-Georg -- No mail, please. |
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On Sun, 19 Jun 2005 19:27:40 +0100, Pat Anderson
wrote: How did I miss you going to Kenya!? Pat, I usually go in June (low season), often around Pentecost. Hans-Georg -- No mail, please. |
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