My daughter,her husband and their dog all got bit two weeks ago.
They are just being told there are no ticks with Lyme here.There are ticks but no disease from them, HELP.......
Being told don't worry about,there is no Lyme disease in Georgia,(Country)
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Yes there is. What does "re" refer to?
Posted by Judie (Member # 38323) on :
Yes, there's Lyme in Georgia. The person your daughter and her husband spoke to is misinformed.
Lyme is spreading rapidly right now, especially with the weather. It's in places previously thought to be low/no risk.
This is the first link that comes up in an Internet search. Lyme has been found there since the 1980s. It was the 4th highest state reporting it back then.
Here is a quote from the very beginning of the document:
"Diseases of military importance to forces deployed to Georgia include hepatitis A and E, typhoid fever, brucellosis, and several diarrheal diseases to include cholera, all acquired by consuming contaminated food, water, and dairy products;
vector-borne diseases such as Boutonneuse fever (Mediterranean spotted fever), Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, leishmaniasis, louse-borne typhus,
Lyme disease, malaria, plague, sandfly fever, Sindbis virus, Tahyna virus, tick-borne encephalitis, and West Nile fever, which are acquired through the bites of insects or ticks;" (page 2)
[ 05-13-2014, 07:45 PM: Message edited by: Robin123 ]
Posted by TF (Member # 14183) on :
"VECTOR-BORNE DISEASES
Several vector-borne diseases are present throughout this region. These diseases are widespread but more common in rural areas during the warmer months of April through October, except for louse-borne typhus, which can occur year-round.
They include Boutonneuse fever, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Lyme disease, and tick-borne encephalitis from ticks;
leishmaniasis and sandfly fever from sand flies;
malaria, Sindbis virus, Tahyna virus and West Nile fever from mosquitoes;
plague from fleas; and louse-borne typhus from lice.
Malaria occurs seasonally from April to October and is limited to the extreme southeast and the coastal areas of the Black Sea. Many other diseases are spread by the bites of mosquitoes, ticks, lice, sand flies, and fleas." (pages 3-4 of same document above)
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
quote:Originally posted by TF: nonna is talking about the COUNTRY--the Republic of Georgia, not the state in the U.S.
- Well, thank you!! I wondered about that! I didn't think her family was back in the States!
I always think of their being in Russia.
Posted by Judie (Member # 38323) on :
Oh, I don't know the person and didn't see the word country. Eye problems...sorry
Posted by KH111 (Member # 25829) on :
I would say yes there is. Last summer we traveled to Norway and Russia. My son was bit in Norway and contracted Lyme and Bartonella.
Since all of this started for us, I learned Norway and Sweden have the same tick born infections as we have here.
We stayed with friends while in Moscow and the topic of lyme came up because there is a natural forest surrounding the American-Anglo compound where we were staying. '
A family that lived in the compound had been hiking and their son came down with lyme encephalitis, which can be extreamly serious.
I have since read that lyme and the co-infections are grossly under reported in that part of the world.
If I were you I would encourage your family to seek treatment even if symptoms do not show up. You can never be too sure. Also check for co-infections.
[ 05-13-2014, 07:46 PM: Message edited by: Robin123 ]
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Don't worry, Judie .. nonna didn't say "country."
Posted by Somalu333 (Member # 42939) on :
I do mean COUNTRY of Georgia. Former Soviet.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Somalu is nonna?
Posted by Somalu333 (Member # 42939) on :
Yes,this is Nonna.
Yes it is the country Rep of Georgia THe dog ,my daughter and son in law all got bite. I'm
I'm told my daughter has a red spot,went to a doctor there.
She said the bugs,ticks,and spiders won't make them sick there
Meaning the doctor said this.
DOES anybody know about the country of Georgia.
I can't talk to them. I don't know everything.
I GUESS THERE IS NO WAY TO GET THEM TO SEE .
EVEV AFTER ME BEING SO SICK FOR YEARS.
HELP
NONNA
Posted by Somalu333 (Member # 42939) on :
ANYBODY
Posted by Somalu333 (Member # 42939) on :
TUTU ,RE. WAS JUST SHORT FOR REPUPLIC ANYONE ELSE
Posted by Somalu333 (Member # 42939) on :
They don't want to hear it. The doctor said it and that ,that.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
I don't think anyone here knows about other countries. But I would say Lyme is just about everywhere.
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
Better keep researching if possible to find the closest place they could go to for treatment.
Posted by nonna05 (Member # 33557) on :
I'm trying bi ut they jist don't get it.
All they have to do is go get ABX Take it for 6,.8 weeks and be on the safe side. There'ss so more to the Republic of Georgia issue with family.
I may very well gotten ill there in the first place.
Posted by Brussels (Member # 13480) on :
Turkey, which is a neighbor or Rep Georgia, has reported borrelia in the region of Istanbul (far from Georgia though).
Only 16% of ticks were found infected with borrelia, but amazingly, almost 80% had Rickettsia!!
I find 16% low, as I have the impression here in Switzerland the percentage is much bigger!
I guess most hotter and drier countries have less borrelia (in general). The colder and wetter a country is, the more Borrelia you find.
I do think it is true that in Spain and Portugal, or south of Italy, there are less infected ticks than northern European countries (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Poland, Tcheck Rep, Austria, even the UK). Ticks hate too much sun and dry weather. I'm not sure what the weather in Georgia is like during most of the year though...
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