4 Amendments of Joëlle MÉLIN related to 2018/2774(RSP)
Amendment 6 #
Recital D
D. whereas infected ticks and the disease seem to be expanding geographically, also in higher altitudes and latitudes; suspected to be caused by, among other things, changes in land use, climate change, and other activities related to human behaviour, in particular intensive agricultural production coupled with the widespread use of chemical inputs;
Amendment 12 #
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas Lyme disease is inextricably bound to rural regions and the countryside and these areas face social, economic and medical disadvantages in comparison with urban areas;
Amendment 32 #
Paragraph 16
16. Invites the Member States, which will be able to rely on the Commission's logistical support, to set up an awareness campaign on the disease, first and foremost in the regions most affected by its spread, and to maintain in rural areas a level of public services (especially health care) equivalent to that in urban areas so as to ensure social equity in treating this disease;
Amendment 35 #
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to publish common prevention guidelines for those who have a high risk of getting Lyme Disease, such as outdoors workers, and standardised diagnostic and treatment guidelines. calls on the Commission and the Member States to have Lyme disease recognised as an occupational disease when contracted as part of a high-risk occupation, farming, foresting or hunting for example;