Results 41-60 of 79 for lyme disease speaker:Simon Harris

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (18 Oct 2017)

Simon Harris: Lyme disease (also known as Lyme borreliosis) is an infection caused by a spiral-shaped bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi. It is transmitted to humans by bites from ticks infected with the bacteria. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) of the HSE has extensive information concerning Lyme disease on its website www.hpsc.ie/a-z/vectorborne/lymedisease/. Lyme borreliosis...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Infectious Diseases (10 Oct 2017)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 340 and 371 together. Lyme disease (also known as Lyme borreliosis) is an infection caused by a spiral-shaped bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi. It is transmitted to humans by bites from ticks infected with the bacteria. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) of the HSE has published extensive information concerning Lyme disease on its website....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Infectious Diseases (28 Sep 2017)

Simon Harris: Lyme disease (also known as Lyme borreliosis) is an infection caused by a spiral-shaped bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi. It is transmitted to humans by bites from ticks infected with the bacteria. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) of the HSE has extensive information concerning Lyme disease on its website www.hpsc.ie/a-z/vectorborne/lymedisease/. Lyme borreliosis can...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (20 Sep 2017)

Simon Harris: Lyme disease (also known as Lyme borreliosis) is an infection caused by a spiral-shaped bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi. It is transmitted to humans by bites from ticks infected with the bacteria. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) of the HSE has extensive information concerning Lyme disease on its website. Lyme borreliosis can be asymptomatic or have a range of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Health Services Provision (11 Sep 2017)

Simon Harris: ..., in particular the terms and conditions for reimbursement of cost and the procedures for accessing and determining those entitlements. The HSE have confirmed that a person may avail of treatment for Lyme disease under the Cross Border Directive.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (11 Sep 2017)

Simon Harris: Lyme disease (also known as Lyme borreliosis) is an infection caused by a spiral-shaped bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi. It is transmitted to humans by bites from ticks infected with the bacteria. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) of the HSE has extensive information concerning Lyme disease on its website . Lyme borreliosis can be asymptomatic or have a range of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Awareness (13 Jul 2017)

Simon Harris: Lyme disease (also known as Lyme borreliosis) is an infection caused by a spiral-shaped bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi. It is transmitted to humans by bites from ticks infected with the bacteria. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) of the HSE has extensive information concerning Lyme disease on its website . Lyme disease is diagnosed by medical history and physical...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (4 Jul 2017)

Simon Harris: Lyme disease (also known as Lyme borreliosis) is an infection caused by a spiral-shaped bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi. It is transmitted to humans by bites from ticks infected with the bacteria. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) of the HSE has extensive information concerning Lyme disease on its website www.hpsc.ie/a-z/vectorborne/lymedisease/. Lyme borelliosis...

Written Answers — Department of Health: EU Directives (29 Jun 2017)

Simon Harris: ..., in particular the terms and conditions for reimbursement of cost and the procedures for accessing and determining those entitlements. The HSE have confirmed that a person may avail of treatment for Lymes disease under the Cross Border Directive. In relation to the issue of the cost of diagnosis I have asked the HSE to respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Infectious Diseases (21 Jun 2017)

Simon Harris: Lyme disease is diagnosed by medical history and physical examination. The infection is confirmed by blood tests which look for antibodies produced by an infected person's body in response to the infection. These normally take several weeks to develop and may not be present in the early stages of the disease. The standard approach to Lyme diagnostics is a two-stage approach and involves...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Infectious Diseases (21 Jun 2017)

Simon Harris: Lyme disease is diagnosed by medical history and physical examination. The infection is confirmed by blood tests which look for antibodies produced by an infected person's body in response to the infection. These normally take several weeks to develop and may not be present in the early stages of the disease. The standard approach to Lyme diagnostics is a two-stage approach and involves...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Awareness (20 Jun 2017)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1002, 1003, 1118, 1137, 1194 and 1571 together. Lyme disease (also known as Lyme borreliosis) is an infection caused by a spiral-shaped bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi. It is transmitted to humans by bites from ticks infected with the bacteria. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) of the HSE has extensive information concerning Lyme disease...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (20 Jun 2017)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1016, 1017, 1136, 1141, 1144, 1555 and 1560 together. Lyme disease is diagnosed by medical history and physical examination. The infection is confirmed by blood tests which look for antibodies produced by an infected person's body in response to the infection. These normally take several weeks to develop and may not be present in the early stages of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (20 Jun 2017)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1019 and 1188 together. I refer the Deputy to my reply to question number 181 on 10 May 2017 which sets out the position concerning Lyme disease and blood donation.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (20 Jun 2017)

Simon Harris: ...protection, met with representatives from Tick Talk last summer, and listened to their experiences and the impact of this condition. Their stories showed the need for additional awareness of Lyme disease, both by the public and the health services. Since 2013, the HPSC has held an annual ‘Lyme Awareness Week’ at the beginning of the tick biting season, the purpose of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (30 May 2017)

Simon Harris: I refer the Deputy to my reply to Question No. 481 on 23 May 2017, which explains the testing procedures undertaken in Ireland to diagnose Lyme disease. Any decision concerning testing for Lyme disease in an individual case would be a made following discussion between the doctor and the patient based on the clinical facts.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (30 May 2017)

Simon Harris: ...question number 418 on 23 May 2017 which explains the evidence-based treatment by most clinicians in Ireland and that it is based on that laid out in guidelines for the management of patients with Lyme disease, human granulocytic anaplasmosis (formerly known as human granulocytic ehrlichiosis), and babesiosis published by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) in 2006. As...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Awareness (25 May 2017)

Simon Harris: I refer the Deputy to my reply to question numbers 192 & 213 on 18 May 2017 which sets out the actions taken to raise awareness of Lyme disease.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (24 May 2017)

Simon Harris: The Scientific Advisory Committee of the HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) has established a Lyme Borreliosis Sub-Committee, the aim of which is to develop strategies to undertake primary prevention in order to minimise the harm caused by Lyme Borreliosis in Ireland. In addition to staff from the HPSC, the membership of the Sub-Committee includes specialists in Public Health...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (23 May 2017)

Simon Harris: Lyme disease (also known as Lyme borreliosis) is an infection caused by a spiral-shaped bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi. It is transmitted to humans by bites from ticks infected with the bacteria. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) of the HSE has extensive information concerning Lyme disease on its website www.hpsc.ie/a-z/vectorborne/lymedisease/. Lyme disease is...