Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 28 November 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Lyme Disease: Discussion

9:00 am

Photo of Stephen DonnellyStephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Absolutely. It could come from a wide range of explanations. I want to understand whether one such explanation could still be Lyme disease. The doctor or consultant may make a clinical diagnosis, with many tests to narrow the cause. Do the delegates accept that one of the possibilities could be long-term Lyme disease infection?