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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What they are saying is that nervous system involvement arises in approximately 10% to 15% of cases. Therefore, they estimate there could be about 300 cases in a year of Lyme disease that they would describe as the serious form.