Comments on: The Risk of Lyme Disease on the Appalachian Trail Is Going to Be High This Year https://internetbrothers.org/2017/04/06/the-risk-of-lyme-disease-on-the-appalachian-trail-is-going-to-be-high-this-year/ A Hiking Blog Thu, 06 Apr 2017 17:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jeff Clark, Meanderthals https://internetbrothers.org/2017/04/06/the-risk-of-lyme-disease-on-the-appalachian-trail-is-going-to-be-high-this-year/#comment-5897 Thu, 06 Apr 2017 17:07:00 +0000 http://internetbrothers.org/?p=23056#comment-5897 In reply to Robyn Lay.

Thanks for the advice Robyn. Every little bit of prevention helps.

]]> By: Robyn Lay https://internetbrothers.org/2017/04/06/the-risk-of-lyme-disease-on-the-appalachian-trail-is-going-to-be-high-this-year/#comment-5896 Thu, 06 Apr 2017 15:21:00 +0000 http://internetbrothers.org/?p=23056#comment-5896 I live in North East Tennessee where the risk of Lyme is supposed to be fairly small. Despite that I have 3 horses with high titers – one with chronic lyme disease and one who seems to be recovering from it. The third is unequivocal – meaning they are not sure if she is infected or not and will need retesting in a couple of months to determine her status. My vets are shocked because one of the infected has not traveled beyond our state and the other has but was infected before going North where lyme is prevalent. Since you can significantly reduce your chances of getting this disease – which is awful in humans too – by de-ticking yourself daily, it is a good idea to be as vigilant as possible. If you can get the tick off in the first few hours, you have a better chance of not becoming infected.

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