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Ian Lipkin suggested in a talk, as reported, that there might be other microbes that are transmitted by ticks that could cause "cronic Lyme". That´s another point of view then what have been proposed so far. This poor man seems to prove Lipkins hypothesis.Something else tragic but new on the Lyme front I just got in my news feed.
http://www.kshb.com/news/health/new-tick-borne-virus-discovered-after-the-death-of-kansas-man
Ian Lipkin suggested in a talk, as reported, that there might be other microbes that are transmitted by ticks that could cause "cronic Lyme". That´s another point of view then what have been proposed so far. This poor man seems to prove Lipkins hypothesis.
And yes, the Bourbon virus. Found in Kansas, NOT in the East. It's deadly, too. Makes you wonder how many more pathogens can be packed into those tiny little bugs.
You cannot create sketchy vaccines for all those pathogens. And no amount of tick repellant is going to eliminate the risk. Somewhere down the line authorities will have to get serious about intervening directly at the tick level.
The CDC says the best way to prevent the disease is to just avoid being bitten by a tick.