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Index of Subjects I posed this question on the Eastern Ontario NatureList last week to initiate some discussion pertaining to ticks. Several people responded, in particular a couple of people who do a lot of fieldwork. For the record, several people in that region also remarked on high numbers of ticks. I am now in Nova Scotia now and finding them here at my place at Round Hill. I think they may have been worse two years ago, bit then I have done quite a bit of brush clearing and keep the lawn mowed. Anyhow, I am interested in hearing what others do when they have been bitten by a tick. I have my dogs vaccinated for Lyme and hopefully they are protected. I have not been bitten by any in Nova Scotia - have always noticed them before they were on me for a few hours. However, on my way home from Arizona, while camped at a prairie tall grass reserve, I was bitten on the top of my head and did not discover the tick immediately. I removed the tick, put it in a sealed bag and continued on with my journey of camping my way across the country. I figured that if I felt at all ill, I would see a doctor, but I seem fine at several weeks out, so am assuming the tick was not carrying any serious pathogens. However, being bitten is definitely a risk when you are hiking or doing field work in many regions. I don't see that it would be practical to be going to the doctor each time you are bitten, but that does seem to be the recommendation in a lot of literature. Opinions anyone? Bev Wigney Round Hill (in summer) >
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