Tincup
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Three notes for thought. 1.) 30 seconds to transmit spirochetes from ticks to humans. 2.) Ticks transmitted Borrelia hermsii to people in Arizona. 3.) From full article- it may be dangerous to sleep "in a rustic cabin”.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Jun 19;64(23):651-2. Notes from the Field: Tickborne Relapsing Fever Outbreak at an Outdoor Education Camp - Arizona, 2014.
Jones JM, Schumacher M, Peoples M, Souders N, Horn K, Fox L, Scott M, Brady S, Weiss J, Komatsu K, Nieto N.
Abstract
Tickborne relapsing fever (TBRF) is a bacterial infection characterized by recurring episodes of fever, headache, muscle and joint aches, and nausea.
In North America, TBRF primarily is caused by Borrelia hermsii spirochetes transmitted by Ornithodoros hermsii ticks.
Once infected, these soft ticks are infectious for life and transmit the spirochete to sleeping humans quickly (possibly within 30 seconds) during short feeds (15-90 minutes).
On August 10, 2014, the Coconino County Public Health Services District in Arizona was notified by a local hospital that five high school students who attended the same outdoor education camp had been hospitalized with fever, headache, and myalgias.
Hantavirus infection initially was suspected because of reported exposure to rodent droppings, but after detecting spirochetes on peripheral blood smears from all five hospitalized students, TBRF was diagnosed.
The camp was instructed to close immediately, and the health department, in collaboration with local university experts, investigated to identify additional cases, determine the cause, and prevent further infections.
A total of 11 cases (six confirmed and five probable) were identified.
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Thank goodness I don't have kids! I'd be a wreck!
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beaches
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If I knew then what I know now....I NEVER would have encouraged DD to go to an outdoor camp!!
Directors and camp counselors remain uninformed about the risks of TBDs, which is unfathomable in this day and time.
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WPinVA
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No way will my kids be allowed to go camping.
Our school system has regular field trips to an "outdoor lab" and even does an overnight there. We opt out.
No Girl Scout camping, nothing
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Keebler
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- Maybe now is a good time for the art, music, science & technology camps, etc. -
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