Tick Borne Encephalitis Warning

[Stewart J]

Something to be very aware of.

France travel warning after cases of 'serious illness' detected

Public Health France is urging locals and tourists to take action

www.chroniclelive.co.uk

 

[slowdriver]

Had two tick bites within a month, one while walking in Scotland, in trousers and one while cutting some long grass, on a ride-on-mower in an allotment in Oxford. It is important to remove the ticks correctly using a tick removal tool such as this
Amazon product ASIN B07B79B4M3Plus get a blood test. In the UK that would mainly be checking for Lyme disease. Further advice here: https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/infections-and-poisoning/lyme-disease

 

[Stewart J]

More info

TickAlert | Tick-borne encephalitis | Homepage

Find out more about tick-borne encephalitis, ticks, where you could be at risk whilst travelling abroad, what you can do to reduce your risk of TBE and how you can identify TBE infection. Content brought to you by Pfizer Limited (“Pfizer”) and is intended for the UK general public.

www.tickalert.org

 

[Fraggle 22]

In the absence of a tool grasp the tick as close to the skin as possible and twist ANTI clockwise. Do not pull.

 

[Dorwyn]

Goodness me, I didn't realise they had a rotational bias!! If you turn them the wrong way, you're screwed! That is really good information, thanks for posting!

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[Fraggle 22]

Goodness me, I didn't realise they had a rotational bias!! If you turn them the wrong way, you're screwed! That is really good information, thanks for posting!

You are very welcome.

 

[nicholsong]

Something to be very aware of.

France travel warning after cases of 'serious illness' detected

Public Health France is urging locals and tourists to take action

www.chroniclelive.co.uk

Thanks. We have just come back from those areas bur we left there 3 weeks ago so the incubation period of 1-2 weeks has passed and we are OK.

 

[dazandandrea]

Goodness me, I didn't realise they had a rotational bias!! If you turn them the wrong way, you're screwed! That is really good information, thanks for posting!

Might be a gas thread tick.

 

[jumartoo]

Don't panic. Remove any ticks you find and monitor your skin. If you get a large, normally bullseye, rash (not just a bit of red around the area) then see your doctor and ask for a test.

How do I know? Martin (jumar) had Lyme Disease in 1996, with associated encephalitis, from a tick he picked up in the New Forest.

It was very rare in those days, much more prevalent nowadays.

 

[Littlewheels]

It was very rare in those days, much more prevalent nowadays.

Why? It is noted the French are scared to death of them,Scotland is overrun with them and they appear everywhere when just a few years back they never got a mention.

l am at a loss to their growth.

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[Grianan]

Why? It is noted the French are scared to death of them,Scotland is overrun with them and they appear everywhere when just a few years back they never got a mention.

l am at a loss to their growth.

Currently TBE doesn’t seem to be an issue in Scotland whilst Lyme disease can be. There are vaccinations against TBE which may be worth investigating - a course of 3 for lifelong (I think) coverage.

 

[tonyidle]

Goodness me, I didn't realise they had a rotational bias!! If you turn them the wrong way, you're screwed! That is really good information, thanks for posting!

Lefty loosey

 

[15isto2]

Currently TBE doesn’t seem to be an issue in Scotland whilst Lyme disease can be. There are vaccinations against TBE which may be worth investigating - a course of 3 for lifelong (I think) coverage.

Sorry its a course of 3 for between 3 and 5 years (5 yearly booster until age 60 then every 3 years) and there is a UK national shortage currently

 

[jumartoo]

Martin picked up his infected tick in the New Forest in 1996. In 1997 a friend picked up an infected tick in Scotland. When he was diagnosed with similar symptoms that Martin had suffered for over a year, Martin asked for a test. He was called into Sheffield Hallam Hospital infection diseases department by one of the specialists there personally.

It wasn't known about, but I suspect it was more prevalent than divulged.

Even now, it's seems to be something brushed under the carpet.

 

[Dolmen]

They are not pleasant. Picked mine up cycling through a forest in Germany. Doctor gave me antibiotics and some cream or the other to rub in. Shorts pulled up for photo, very close to where you don't want to find a tick!

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[enark]

Goodness me, I didn't realise they had a rotational bias!! If you turn them the wrong way, you're screwed! That is really good information, thanks for posting!

Is that right too tightly, left to Lucy? Or vice versa?