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Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Awareness (16 Sep 2016)

Michael McGrath: 1155. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken by the HSE in relation to encouraging awareness, prevention and treatment of Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25056/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Awareness (16 Sep 2016)

Simon Harris: 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 can occasionally be more severe and highly debilitating. Lyme disease is the commonest cause of tick-borne infection in...

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