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BTO APAW 17 Nov 2005 07:58
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Originally posted by ScottM:
Those insects you were asking about in October. Are those the ones that bite silently and then you bleed for ages and they come up in a welt. This is what we found in Peru and Canada and a bit of Washington. Well if there the same we don’t have any in Australia at all. I would bring malaria for up north and ask about Dengi fever medication up north.
As far as snakes goes, don’t worry they usually slink away before you get near them. You are not their food.
But at the same time wear your boots in long grass.
Scott and Laura.
If you make it to Melbourne drop us a line.
Malaria? In Australia? Not that I know of.

John

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Dingo 5 Dec 2005 00:55
Malaria???

Maybe you get a good hit off the pills over a period of time but not worth the damage to your liver!

Anyway we don't have it in Oz yet!! PNG and Solomons yes but not that many people ride in these places.

Cheers
Ivan

Tathagata 5 Dec 2005 04:14
In my opinion, the worst are the midges or sandflies. They bite you and (if you are like me) you come up in welts that itch like crazy and last for up to a week.

Combat them with any type of insect repellant. If you do get bitten Ive found Tea Tree Oil works well to get rid of the bumps and an antihistamine (like Telfast) will stop the itching within hours.

Flies are easy, just put up with them, they wont kill you.
Mozzies suck (lol), but most repellants will fix them, and the Tea Tree Oil is good for thier bites as well.

Im with Dingo on this one, nothing special here that you have to really worry about so long as you have a clue. Nothing like the huge-ass mozzies they had in Russia on the Long Way Round video...scary.

simmo 9 Dec 2005 06:38
Hey Scott and Laura are you back in town?


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