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I am expecting you all to say this is nuts but trying to navigate the lyme/co/infection issues with my pcp...I asked her yesterday could there be a possibility of babesia.....she said we dont see it down herein NC....i know so many docs say that of lyme BUT is it true of some co-infections.......
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sutherngrl
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Well my doctor says we have it here in Mississippi, so I'm guessing that NC would also. I'm thinking where there is lyme there is Babs.
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sutherngrl
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Different strains maybe!
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"In addition, 6 of 185 serum samples from children on an Indian reservation in North Carolina had IIF titers of 1:256, suggesting a possible focus of B. microti infections in humans."
And, dogs in NC get Babesia canis and gibsoni.
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cactus
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Well... considering that one of the foremost Lyme docs had his practice in NC... and his practice evolved into Lyme treatment because he kept seeing HIV patients who were infected with Lyme and babs...
I would say, yes - it's in NC.
Too bad the NC med board chased him out of NC, huh?
(Sorry, I am still bitter about that, and sad that NC is now deprived of an excellent LLMD)
As for what your PCP said... I'm not surprised she said that.
Yes, it's in NC.
But not that many PCPs even know to test for it, and many still think it's only a "tropical" disease or very, very rare.
Don't forget to point out to your PCP that you probably have not spent the entire sum of your life within the state of NC's borders!
Are you on the hunt for a LLMD?
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cactus
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Also - if you google this, you will find many articles on babs in dogs in NC.
Often, vets will know what pathogens are in an area better than our PCPs.
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We posted the same info!
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cactus
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Oops! Great minds google alike?
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sparkle7
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I think it's pretty limited to say a pathogen isn't in "your" (fill in the blank) state... for alot of reasons. As if they need a passport & have to go through customs... LOL
My doctor just brought up the issue of Babesia with me as being very important.
You may want to look up Dr. Schaller's website. There's alot of recent info about it.
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