Results 81-100 of 165 for lyme disease

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 Management (10 Mar 2015) See 1 other result from this answer

Leo Varadkar: Lyme disease, also known as Lyme borelliosis, is an infection caused by a bacterium (Borrelia burgdorferi). It is transmitted to humans by bites from ticks infected with the bacterium. Lyme borelliosis was made statutorily notifiable in Ireland by the Infectious Diseases (Amendment Regulations) Regulations 2011. Lyme borelliosis is diagnosed by medical history and physical examination and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (9 Nov 2017) See 1 other result from this answer

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 (19 Jan 2022)

Pauline Tully: 1710. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that were tested for Lyme disease here in each of the years 2017 to 2021; the number of persons that were diagnosed with Lyme disease over the same period; the number of staff employed in this area; the type of tests carried out for Lyme disease here; if these tests are routine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1399/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (20 Jun 2017) See 2 other results from this answer

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...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jun 2023)

Leo Varadkar: As the Deputy knows, acute Lyme disease is caused by ticks. I think people should be made aware of the habitat. That is a very valid point. I know there is some work being done to raise awareness around the possibility of getting Lyme disease. The diagnosis of chronic Lyme disease, though, is a controversial diagnosis. I would ask anyone to be cautious about using overseas labs or...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Blood Donations (16 Oct 2018)

Simon Harris: The Irish Blood Transfusion Service does not currently test for Lyme disease (B. burgdorferi infection) and has advised that there are no plans to do so in the short term. Lyme disease was risk-assessed as a transfusion risk by the United Kingdom Standing Advisory Committee on Transfusion Transmitted Diseases and the findings approved by the Joint United Kingdom Blood Transfusion Services...

Topical Issue Debate: Disease Awareness (20 Feb 2014) See 3 other results from this debate

Dan Neville: I thank the office of the Ceann Comhairle for facilitating me in raising this matter and the Minister for Health for responding. Lyme disease, known as borreliosis, is a bacterial infection transmitted by the bite of hard-bodied ticks. Not all ticks are infected but vigilance is recommended where ticks are present to reduce the risk of transmission to humans and pets. Lyme disease can...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (11 Jun 2019)

Simon Harris: Lyme disease (also known as Lyme borelliosis) is an infection caused by a spiral-shaped bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi. Lyme disease is a notifiable disease in Ireland since 2012. The infection is confirmed by blood tests which look for antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi produced by an infected person's body in response to the infection. These normally take several weeks to develop...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Infectious Diseases (21 Jun 2017) See 1 other result from this answer

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 (10 Oct 2017) See 2 other results from this answer

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 Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Disease Management (13 Jan 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: The issue of Lyme disease is not one confined or specific to the National Parks. Ticks are widespread throughout the countryside and in areas of rough vegetation and forestry. They are not at all confined to National Parks, Nature Reserves or State lands. Ticks can be found on a variety of domesticated and wild animals including sheep, goats, horses, cattle, dogs, deer, rodents and various...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Awareness (14 Dec 2016) See 1 other result from this answer

Simon Harris: I am pleased to set out for the Deputy the ongoing work on prevention and public awareness with respect to Lyme disease. Lyme disease (also known as Lyme borreliosis or LB) is an infection caused by a spiral-shaped bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi that is transmitted to humans by bites from ticks infected with the bacteria. The infection is generally mild affecting only the skin, but...

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (5 Apr 2007) See 1 other result from this answer

Mary Harney: Lyme Disease (also known as Lyme borelliosis) is an infection caused by a spiral shaped bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi that is transmitted to humans by bites from ticks infected with the bacteria. The infection is generally mild affecting only the skin, but can sometimes be more severe. Lyme Disease has been reported from North America, Europe, Australia, China and Japan. They feed...

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (15 Nov 2005) See 1 other result from this answer

Mary Harney: Lyme disease, also known as Lyme borelliosis, is an infection caused by a spiral shaped bacterium borrelia burgdorferi that is transmitted to humans by bites from ticks infected with the bacteria. The infection is generally mild affecting only the skin, but can sometimes be more severe. Lyme disease has been reported from North America, Europe, Australia, China and Japan. Ticks feed by biting...

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (8 Dec 2005) See 1 other result from this answer

Mary Harney: Lyme disease, also known as Lyme borelliosis, is an infection caused by a spiral shaped bacterium borrelia burgdorferi that is transmitted to humans by bites from ticks infected with the bacteria. The infection is generally mild affecting only the skin, but can sometimes be more severe. Lyme disease has been reported from North America, Europe, Australia, China and Japan. Ticks feed by biting...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Animal Disease Controls (16 Jun 2015) See 1 other result from this answer

Heather Humphreys: Having become extinct in the area during the mid-eighteenth century, native Red Deer were reintroduced into Connemara National Park in 1982. I understand that Lyme disease is carried by ticks and a study produced in 1999 detected Lyme disease in ticks found in Connemara. These ticks are not restricted to red deer and can be found on a variety of other animals, including mice, voles,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Infectious Diseases (24 Apr 2018) See 1 other result from this answer

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 infection is generally mild affecting only the skin but can occasionally be more severe and highly debilitating.  Lyme disease is diagnosed by medical history and physical...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (17 Apr 2018)

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 981, 986 and 1029 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 infection is generally mild affecting only the skin but can occasionally be more severe and highly debilitating. Lyme...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (30 May 2017) See 1 other result from this answer

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...