"A study last summer by military scientists concluded that "Lyme disease is a risk to Marine Corps personnel at Camp Lejeune" after they found Lyme-causing bacteria in a third of the black-legged ticks they collected at the Onslow County base."
A full 1/3 of all black-legged ticks at Camp Legeune, NC were found to carry borrelia burgdorferi!!!!
So, I would have to think the odds of contracting Lyme Disease there would have to be fairly high.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
That's a lot!! My LLMD said that in Missouri it's about 10% of the ticks have Bb. I think Texas is the same.
He also said it's like 85% in the North East. ( I guess like CT, NY, PA, etc )
Posted by jentytib (Member # 14375) on :
Yes, Marines are at risk. They train at Quantico, VA, an endimic state.
Posted by METALLlC BLUE (Member # 6628) on :
Just take the military report and send it to your doctors and public representatives. Tell them "Hey, our state says this and this -- but this military study says "wrong." So, what are you going to do?
Posted by jt345 (Member # 19638) on :
Hi
I think Wisconsin is right up there with the east coast states. But it has come down to money.No state wante to admitt You stand a chance of getting lyme in their state.
It would make a great billboard,"come to Our state and get lyme ,GOOD luck on getting treated thou". Everything ,I mean EVERYTHING revolves around money.
I know of a state that forced a billboard taken down ,because it warned people about lyme diease. The only reason was because of tourist trade. They did not want to scare people.
There is nothing more important than the almighty dollar.
appleseed
Posted by Nakita (Member # 18645) on :
I just moved to NorthEast Tennessee. My vet said they don't have Lyme here and my doctor said he has never seen Lyme.
I got my haircut and the person cutting my hair said they caught Lyme here. She had the rash and fever and her doctor caught it.
I looked at the CDC map and it has either low or no Lyme here. This whole area is very wooded and full of deer and other animals.
I don't think that this area is that low in Lyme. I think it must be undiagnosed or they get treated other places and dosn't get reported here.
Posted by Nakita (Member # 18645) on :
quote:Originally posted by Lymetoo: That's a lot!! My LLMD said that in Missouri it's about 10% of the ticks have Bb. I think Texas is the same.
I happen to be unlucky enough to get bit one of the 10% in Texas. I had the rash but it went away and I didn't connect the rash with my medical problems.
It's odd that every vet knows about Lyme Disease around East Texas and talks to you about it. I was at the vet after I got bit and he talked about Lyme for my dogs.
I never even thought about me having Lyme Disease. He didn't mention the rash because you can't really see it on dogs and I never saw the tick.
Posted by Leelee (Member # 19112) on :
Same sad story over and over again.
I can't imagine why any human being would close their eyes to the nightmare of Lyme.
Even if the small number of cases reported was accurate (which of course it isn't even close) it would still be one case too many.
Posted by MariaA (Member # 9128) on :
I know so many people just in my little Central NC town who have Lyme- I got reinfected there, my roommate got infected there, we know another lady who had a horrible time getting it into remission, and there's a couple with Lyme and RMSF, one of whom died this fall of the RMSF. And that's in a town of 6000, of whom I know less than 60 people.
Posted by 'Kete-tracker (Member # 17189) on :
1/3?? That's NOTHING. 50-70+% of deer ticks way up here in NH, from the seacoast right into the inner Merrimack valley (including the capital of Concord) have B.B. in them, according to a survey 2 years ago.
And Concord had one of the drags showing a 70%+ infection rate! No wonder NASA agreed to a $750,000 grant to study the Granite State from the air (& on the ground). They were curious why WE had the fastest Increase in tick infection rate of ANY state in the Union a couple years back. [The study is still under way.]
Posted by bettyg (Member # 6147) on :
here's some statistics for you all to prove things!
STATISTICS ...LYME! --- IMPORTANT!! Below!!
1980 - Jan. 2008 ...all 50 states broken down by years!
Betty note: I tried printing out the chart, but it goes SIDEWAYS, and tried printing in pages 1, 2, 3; it kept printing page 1 only! So just a warning if others try to do this; use your PRINT REVIEW FIRST which I did, and indicated DIFFERENT pages, but still got page 1 only! I gave up after 8 tries! uffda
1990--2006 of Lyme cases on the LDA website. LDA wants to make it difficult for anyone to continue to deny the impact of this disease nationwide.
I just noticed this on the LDA site, a new handy dandy tool for folks to use... (of course that is when I get done playing with it).
It is a printable map that shows the total number of reported cases of Lyme per year in each state... and the total number of cases over-all for each state. Thought it might be of help to those doing research, reports, support group meetings, etc.
The small print at the bottom says: "Note CDC says Lyme disease is under reported and that only about 10% of cases that meet CDC surveillance criteria are actually reported to CDC. (For example, Oklahoma 362 reported cases = 3,620 probable cases meeting CDC criteria.)"
1996 ``CDC `` Case Definition of Lyme Disease, (Borrelia burgdorferi) CDC's definition of an ``endemic'' county is a county with 2 confirmed cases of Lyme disease. TWO! Report yours!
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NOTE: from bettyg, i talked with a higher up manager from Iowa Natl. Guards at a special ceremony where my WW2 friend received 9 awards/ribbons never given to him in 65 years.
Lyme Disease Risk Assessments Done by U.S. Army, 1983-1996
Lyme Disease Risk Assessments (LDRAs) have been conducted by the U.S. Army at various military installations. The LDRA reports listed below were obtained by a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.
Alabama Fort McClellan, 1991 - SOME Risk Fort Rucker, 1992 - Risk not described Fort Rucker, 1991 (addendum only) - SOME Risk Redstone Arsenal, 1991 (addendum only) - SOME Risk
Arkansas Camp Robinson, 1993 - Risk not described Fort Chaffee, 1991 - SOME Risk Little Rock Air Force Base, 1995 - MODERATE to HIGH Risk new
California Camp Pendleton, 1992 - MODERATE Risk Camp Roberts, 1989 - LOW Risk Fort Hunter Liggett, 1993 - MODERATE Risk Fort Ord, 1989 - LOW Risk Vandenberg Air Force Base, 1995 - HIGH Risk
Connecticut Stones Ranch Military Reservation, 1992 - HIGH Risk Stones Ranch Military Reservation, 1989 - SOME Risk Naval Submarine Base-New London, 1995 - HIGH Risk new
Delaware Dover Air Force Base, 1994 - HIGH Risk new
Florida Camp Blanding, 1991 - SOME Risk Eglin Air Force Base, 1995 - MODERATE Risk new
Georgia Camp Frank D. Merrill, 1993 - SOME Risk Fort Benning, 1992 - SOME Risk Fort Benning, 1991 (addendum only) - SOME Risk Fort Gordon, 1990 (November) - LOW Risk Fort Gordon, 1990 (June) - Risk not described Fort Gordon, 1989 - SOME Risk Fort Stewart, 1994 - POTENTIAL Risk Fort Stewart, 1993 - Risk not described Fort Stewart, 1992 - Risk not described Fort Stewart, 1991 (addendum only) - SOME Risk Marine Corps Logistics Base, Albany, 1992 - SOME Risk
Illinois Savanna Army Depot Activity, 1993 - LOW Risk
Iowa Iowa Army Ammunition Plant, 1991 - LOW Risk Iowa Army Ammunition Plant, 1988 - SOME Risk
Kansas Fort Riley, 1993 - LOW Risk Fort Riley, 1989 - LOW Risk
Kentucky Fort Campbell, 1991 - SOME Risk Fort Knox, 1994 - MODERATE Risk - new Fort Knox, 1993 - MODERATE Risk - new
Louisiana Fort Polk, 1987 - POTENTIAL Risk
Maryland Blossom Point Test Facility, 1993 - HIGH Risk Fort George G. Meade, 1991 - HIGH Risk Fort Ritchie, 1990 - LOW Risk (should be HIGH) Gunpowder Military Reservation, 1992 - MODERATE Risk Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, 1991 - HIGH Risk Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Division, 1991 - MODERATE Risk Woodbridge Research Facility, 1992 - MODERATE Risk
Massachusetts Camp Curtis Guild, 1992 - LOW Risk Camp Edwards, 1992 - HIGH Risk Fort Devens, 1991 - MODERATE Risk
Minnesota Camp Ripley, 1996 - Risk not described (should be HIGH) Camp Ripley, 1993 - HIGH Risk Camp Ripley, 1992 - HIGH Risk
Mississippi Camp Shelby, 1989 - LOW Risk Columbus Air Force Base, 1991 - SOME Risk
Missouri Fort Leonard Wood, 1994 - SOME Risk Fort Leonard Wood, 1992 - MODERATE Risk Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, 1993 - LOW Risk
New Jersey Fort Dix, 1991 - HIGH Risk Fort Dix, 1988 - SOME Risk Fort Monmouth, 1992 - LOW Risk Naval Weapons Station, Earle, 1991 - HIGH Risk Naval Weapons Station, Earle, 1990 - SOME Risk Picatinny Arsenal, 1993 - HIGH Risk new Sea Girt National Guard Training Center, 1992 - LOW Risk
New York Camp Smith, 1992 - HIGH Risk Fort Drum, 1993 - LOW Risk United States Military Academy, West Point, 1992 - MODERATE Risk United States Military Academy, West Point, 1989 - Risk not described
North Carolina Fort Bragg, 1992 - MODERATE Risk Fort Bragg, 1990 - SOME Risk
North Dakota Grand Forks Air Force Base, 1995 - LOW Risk
Oklahoma Fort Sill, 1993 - SOME Risk Fort Sill, 1992 - SOME Risk McAlester Army Ammunition Plant, 1993 - SOME Risk McAlester Army Ammunition Plant, 1991 - Risk not described McAlester Army Ammunition Plant, 1990 - Risk not described
Oregon Camp Rilea, 1992 - LOW Risk
Pennsylvania Fort Indiantown Gap, 1991 - MODERATE Risk Fort Indiantown Gap, 1990 - LOW Risk Tobyhanna Army Depot, 1992 - MODERATE Risk
South Carolina Fort Jackson, 1992 - SOME Risk Fort Jackson, 1990 - LOW Risk Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, 1995 (memo only) LOW /MODERATE Risk new
Tennessee Holston Army Ammunition Plant, 1990 - Risk not described Volunteer Army Ammunition Plant, 1990 - Risk not described
Texas Camp Bullis, 1992 - SOME Risk Fort Hood, 1993 - SOME Risk
Virginia Fort A.P. Hill, 1992 - HIGH Risk Fort A.P. Hill, 1991 - HIGH Risk Fort Belvoir, 1993 - HIGH Risk Fort Eustis, 1993 - HIGH Risk Fort Eustis, 1990 - REAL Risk Fort Lee, 1993 - MODERATE Risk Fort Lee, 1988 - SOME Risk Fort Pickett, 1993 - MODERATE Risk Fort Pickett, 1987 - LOW Risk Marine Corps Combat Development Command, Quantico, 1991 - HIGH Risk Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, 1991 - MODERATE Risk Woodbridge Research Facility, 1993 - MODERATE Risk
Washington Yakima Training Center, 1993 - LOW Risk
Washington DC Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 1992 - MODERATE Risk
Wisconsin Badger Army Ammunition Plant, 1993 - MODERATE Risk Fort McCoy, 1996 - HIGH Risk Fort McCoy, 1992 - HIGH Risk Fort McCoy, 1987 - SOME Risk
Yes, the Army document can be read here. 177 pages http://www.afpmb.org/pubs/dveps/nort_afr.pdf ******************************************* Plenty more info there on other vector-borne diseases in North Africa. From Elena, eight legs bad nickname ... 1.1.09 ********************************************************
Iowa N.G.. man told me Iowa NG announced 2007, they will pay all bills for LYME DISEASE!! So check with your state's N.G. HQ on their paying lyme bills! **********************************************************
Posted by Mtgirl (Member # 13278) on :
I got Lyme disease in Dare County, NC in 1998. I wasn't diagnosed until 2007 in West Virginia, despite having an EM rash in 1998.
Good times. Posted by sparkle7 (Member # 10397) on :
This is why I'm so surprised that they are having a public rally in South Carolina.
The governor OKed it & stated that May 2009 is Lyme awareness month.... It's going to be at the capitol tomorrow.
I haven't been feeling well but I'm going to try to make it. It's at 10am - 11:30am.
Posted by cactus (Member # 7347) on :
Wait? You mean there's Lyme in NC???
Not according to my old NC docs, oops, I mean ducks.
This is a great article - and I am sending it to family members in NC so they can send it to their ducks-in-denial.
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