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Hi everyone. I went to Japan in June of 2010 last year and went to a city called Nara. They have wild tame deer roaming around the city and vendors sell crackers to feed to the deer. I did this since I saw lots of others and didnt thin twice. A few days later had a bit mark on my thigh and dismissed it. Well you know the story, took a long time to get diagnoses after getting home and everyone telling me it wasnt lyme.
anyways, the city hospital denied any form of lyme, and the tourism department even made a post on lonely planet that there was no lyme, but i found a cdc article that they found ehrlichia there in the ticks. Everyone is denying it and i have met several others who got sick after going there. I know Japan is in a crisis now, but this is being swept under the rug. Anyone know anything i can do?
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Well, the whole denial of the affair. I am sick, I know around 3 others who are as well. Im sure there are thousands who are sick and dont know why. They had been asked to put up a sign but refused because it would hurt tourism (obviously) but legal? I dont, just really sucks how some people get screwed for no reason.
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Pretty common, Deshi, the area's concern about tourism, real estate values - this happens all over the world.
I guess if you know anyone there, you can alert them. Probably Japan is so overwhelmed right now, I don't think they're going to be able to hear a Lyme message currently.
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