[va-bird] FW: Fatal Tick-borne Disease - BEWARE
- From: Jay Keller <azure.jay2006@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2006 10:02:08 -0700 (PDT)
VA-Birders,
I found this posted on MDOsprey regarding a potentially fatal tick-borne
disease. I included a link below with facts specifically on this relatively
newly-described disease.
Jay
Subject: Fwd: Very important! Dave Evans cause of death
From: Laurie Larson <llarson AT Princeton.EDU>
Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2006 13:36:23 -0400
Jerseybirders, Dave Evans' family wants this information to reach the birding
community: Begin forwarded message: > From: Judy Evans Vinosky > Date: June
9, 2006 > Subject: Very important! Dave Evans cause of death > > Dear Laurie: >
Thank you for posting the death of David Evans on the birding > site. Many
of his birding contemporaries were able to attend the > memorial service. > >
We have gotten the preliminary report for his cause of death which > should be
communicated to the birding community as quickly as > possible. David died of
a tick borne disease called Ehrlichiosis. > The Infectious disease
specialists have suggested that anyone who > was birding in the areas that he
was during
the week prior to Big > Day (most of New Jersey) should probably have a blood
test done for > Ehrlichiosis. The symptoms could be flu-like symptoms, or
just > general tiredness and lethargy. They stated that the disease is > common
in Somerset and Hunterdon Counties, but is found throughout > the Northeast
states, Texas and California. > > For those that knew David, they would
remember
that he was > exceptionally healthy. He ran the NYC marathon and played >
racquetball on a regular basis. This disease killed him in a VERY > short time.
His wife Kitty and I would feel that we have neglected > our responsibilities
to
our friends and fellow birders if we did > not get the message out about this
very dangerous disease. > > If at all possible, could you post this as a
warning to the birding > community so no one else will suffer our great loss. >
Thank you for everything. > > Judy Evans Vinosky > Ticks can carry _both_
Ehrlichiosis and Lyme bacteria at the same time, and victims can have both
infections. Ticks carry other diseases as well. More information on tick-borne
diseases: www.ilads.org www.lymenet.org
http://www.lymediseaseassociation.org/ ;
Laurie
http://www.dhpe.org/infect/ehrlichiosis.html
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