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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (20 Nov 2018)
Marc MacSharry: 331. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the shortfalls in patient diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease within the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47698/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (20 Nov 2018)
Marc MacSharry: 333. To ask the Minister for Health the person or body that carried out the review of the final UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines on Lyme disease; the input patient groups had into the review (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47700/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (20 Nov 2018)
Marc MacSharry: 336. To ask the Minister for Health the reason many of the key recommendations from the NICE guidelines on Lyme disease are not being implemented in particular in relation to erythema rash which is definitive of a diagnosis of Lyme disease and should receive immediate treatment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47703/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (20 Nov 2018)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 331, 333, 335 and 336 together. Lyme disease (also known as Lyme borelliosis) is an infection caused by a spiral-shaped bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi. It is transmitted to humans by bites from infected ticks and is the commonest cause of tick-borne infections in Europe. Lyme neuroborreliosis was made statutorily notifiable in Ireland by...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (20 Nov 2018)
Marc MacSharry: 332. To ask the Minister for Health the action he plans to take to ensure Ireland implements the recent recommendations of the World Health Organisation regarding Lyme disease (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47699/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (20 Nov 2018)
Marc MacSharry: 334. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that denial of treatment options that meet internationally accepted standards for chronic Lyme disease patients is a human rights violation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47701/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (20 Nov 2018)
Simon Harris: I propose to take Questions Nos. 332 and 334 together. On 18 June 2018, the World Health Organisation released its new International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11). The ICD is the foundation for identifying health trends and statistics worldwide, and contains around 55,000 unique codes for injuries, diseases and causes of death. It provides a common language that allows...