Question 14379 — diseases

Summary

Mr. Laurent Furst draws the attention of the Minister of Solidarity and Health to the significant progression that Lyme disease has experienced in France in recent years. This is a reality, and more or less the only conclusion common to all studies on the subject. Even the number of cases in France does not seem to be able to be determined with precision and varies greatly depending on the source to which one refers. We would talk to minimum of 30,000 cases per year, to reach estimates of up to 3 million infected people. However, many institutions are involved in monitoring this disease. But whether it is the Sentinel Network, the National Reference Center for Borrelia, the National Health Surveillance Institute or the Agricultural Social Mutuality, they all come to divergent conclusions. If trends emerge like the accelerated progression in recent years at the national level or higher incidence rates in the eastern and central regions of France, it is clear that a global and in-depth study would make it possible to refine our knowledge of the phenomenon. In addition, the problems linked to biological diagnosis seem to have given rise to a clinical debate on the scope of the disease and its nosological definition, creating numerous conflicts. between patient associations and doctors, at all levels of the issue, epidemiological, clinical, biological and regulatory. Also, he would like to know if the Government intends to undertake a complete epidemiological study on the issue in order to define these chronic conditions more precisely. There are a significant number of patients suffering from chronic disabling symptoms labeled "Lyme disease" or affected by psychological disorders who are seeking recognition and awaiting, in the country, dignified care adapted to their pathology.

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