What did mommy say ... ? "Don't rub your eyes and wash your face when you wake up in the morning!"
Listen to mommy! On Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 4:21 PM, Aimee Beveridge <aim...@yahoo.com> wrote: > in your eye! > > *From:* Lyndon Tiu <l...@alumni.sfu.ca> > *To:* Aimee Beveridge <aim...@yahoo.com> > *Cc:* texas cavers tc <texascavers@texascavers.com> > *Sent:* Thursday, December 6, 2012 4:05 PM > *Subject:* Re: [Texascavers] Results of testing for Chagas in Kissing > bugs in Texas > > Shit! > > > On Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 4:03 PM, Aimee Beveridge <aim...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > I am sure this was pointed out earlier but being bitten isn't the > problem. Its oral or open wound contact with the infected feces. > > > > *From:* rafal kedzierski <rafal...@hotmail.com> > *To:* gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org; texas cavers tc < > texascavers@texascavers.com> > *Sent:* Thursday, December 6, 2012 2:29 PM > *Subject:* RE: [Texascavers] Results of testing for Chagas in Kissing > bugs in Texas > > Just throwing gas on the fire of complexity of life, I just want to > point out that Trypanosoma cruzi or causitive factor in Chagas disease is > not only trypanosome in the environment. Most of them are not directly > harmful to H. sapiens. Therefore, before anyone jumps to any conclusion, > how specific is the PCR used by Baylor College of Medicine for Trypanosoma > cruzi? Where PCR primers used for detection tested against other related > protozoa? Have the primers withstood the test of clinical practice? > > Rafal Kedzierski > DFW caver > > From: gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org > To: texascavers@texascavers.com > Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2012 14:18:40 -0600 > Subject: [Texascavers] Results of testing for Chagas in Kissing bugs in > Texas > > Folks, > > Back in June, I collected four kissing bugs from the Deep and Punkin > preserve in Edwards County, Texas. This was in support of some research > being conducted by the National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College > of Medicine. Two of the bugs were captured in the cabin and two were > captured around the porch areas. Here is the email recently sent to me by > Kristy Orsburn Murray a researcher at Baylor. > > We finally were able to develop and establish the PCR for testing the > insects for Chagas. We ran the PCRs yesterday. I wanted to let you know > that 3 of the 4 kissing bugs were positive, including the blood fed > triatomine. It was still alive when we received it, and it had defecated > in the Ziploc baggie. We took the feces separate from the insect and also > ran PCR, and the feces was positive. This was the insect that said it was > found under a rug in one of the cabins. We are running a blood meal > analysis on it to see if we can identify the source of the blood meal. If > human, do you know who was in that cabin at the time of the collection? > Perhaps we should test those of you who might be exposed to these insects. > With such a high percentage positive, the risk for transmission of Chagas > could be high. > Let me know if you have any questions. We are happy to help. > Best wishes > Kristy > > I suspect that the results from the bugs collected at the Deep Cabin are > not unique to south Texas and that many of these bugs are positive. I have > five additional bugs from Bexar County that will be submitted for testing. > Chagas is not a nice disease and I suspect that a number of cavers who have > camped out in the hill country over the years have been exposed. Below are > some links on Chagas information. > > It is a personal decision on whether you should get tested and where and > how you sleep. I’m sure this will create some lively discussions. > > Geary Schindel > > > > http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Chagas-disease-carrier-may-be-threat-in-Texas-3650719.php(From > San Antonio Express News) > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chagas_disease (From Wikipedia) > > http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/chagas/ (From Centers for Disease > Control) > > http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/chagas-disease/DS00956 (From > Mayo Clinic) > > http://www.who.int/topics/chagas_disease/en/ (From World Health > Organization) > > > > > > > > -- > Lyndon Tiu > > > -- Lyndon Tiu
