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

Fergus O'Dowd: 169. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21176/17]

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

Gerry Adams: 188. To ask the Minister for Health the current HSE protocol for identifying Lyme disease; the treatment options; if Lyme disease is classified as a chronic disease; if consideration will be given to classifying it as such; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21251/17]

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

Gerry Adams: 189. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the German model of detecting Lyme disease; and if consideration will be given to introducing a similar model here. [21252/17]

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

Gerry Adams: 190. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with Lyme disease here; and if he will provide a breakdown of diagnoses of Lyme disease in each year for the past five years. [21253/17]

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

Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 169 and 188 to 190, inclusive, together. Lyme disease (also known as Lyme borrelliosis) 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....