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

[goslowgofar]

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
 

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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.