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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 48121" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Lyme Disease is caused by a spirochaete which lives in the salivary glands of ticks. They pass this on to a range of vertebrate hosts. Some people reckon we've got it in Australia; some people say we haven't. There is a blood test for it.</p><p></p><p>Arboviruses (any microscopic beastie which is passed on by an arthropod of some sort, including by a mozzie or a tick) cover a lot of diseases. We've got a few nasties unique to Australia.</p><p></p><p>We also have deer in our area, and I'm convinced our local bush ticks have adapted to using deer as vectors, instead of the usual bandicoots. Deer - waist-high ticks. Bandicoots - ankle high. Bandicoots are now endangered. I wish the deer were.</p><p></p><p>I still shudder at the day difficult child 3 came home from school with about 200 baby ticks, from the groin upwards. I had to crewcut his head to find all the ones on his scalp. And then a few days later, another hundred. Since then the school has kept the grounds cleared of undergrowth.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 48121, member: 1991"] Lyme Disease is caused by a spirochaete which lives in the salivary glands of ticks. They pass this on to a range of vertebrate hosts. Some people reckon we've got it in Australia; some people say we haven't. There is a blood test for it. Arboviruses (any microscopic beastie which is passed on by an arthropod of some sort, including by a mozzie or a tick) cover a lot of diseases. We've got a few nasties unique to Australia. We also have deer in our area, and I'm convinced our local bush ticks have adapted to using deer as vectors, instead of the usual bandicoots. Deer - waist-high ticks. Bandicoots - ankle high. Bandicoots are now endangered. I wish the deer were. I still shudder at the day difficult child 3 came home from school with about 200 baby ticks, from the groin upwards. I had to crewcut his head to find all the ones on his scalp. And then a few days later, another hundred. Since then the school has kept the grounds cleared of undergrowth. Marg [/QUOTE]
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