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Ron 'The Hat' Clay (ACA)
Guest
The news in Angling Times this week was that Martin Bowler had been bitten by a tick that had transmitted a dangerous sickness.
Talk to me about Tick Bite Fever.
It is common in Africa and although I never contracted this horrid malaise, my late wife's cousin was on his back in hospital for nearly 12 months after being bitten by a tick.
I have been bitten by them of course and there is nothing so horrifying than to see them swell up to 1 inch across and 2 inches long, full of your own blood!
My recommendation to anglers this summer is to avoid walking about in the undergrowth, especially amongst ferns or bracken wearing shorts. And that goes for the ladies too. Wear sensible bush clothes such as moleskin trousers and high boots. Tuck your trousers into your socks and if you are sleeping at night in a bivvy, make sure your skin is not exposed.
Ticks can jump!
I know people will laugh at me but seriously chaps, tick bite fever is not funny. It has claimed many lives before today!
Talk to me about Tick Bite Fever.
It is common in Africa and although I never contracted this horrid malaise, my late wife's cousin was on his back in hospital for nearly 12 months after being bitten by a tick.
I have been bitten by them of course and there is nothing so horrifying than to see them swell up to 1 inch across and 2 inches long, full of your own blood!
My recommendation to anglers this summer is to avoid walking about in the undergrowth, especially amongst ferns or bracken wearing shorts. And that goes for the ladies too. Wear sensible bush clothes such as moleskin trousers and high boots. Tuck your trousers into your socks and if you are sleeping at night in a bivvy, make sure your skin is not exposed.
Ticks can jump!
I know people will laugh at me but seriously chaps, tick bite fever is not funny. It has claimed many lives before today!