Activities of Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU related to 2018/2774(RSP)
Plenary speeches (1)
Lyme disease (Borreliosis) (debate) RO
Amendments (9)
Amendment 2 #
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas Lyme disease (Borreliosis) is an infectious disease in humans and in various species of domestic and wild animals transmitted by ticks;
Amendment 7 #
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, global warming, excessive humidity and other activities related to human behaviour;
Amendment 13 #
Recital J
J. whereas the burden of Lyme borreliosis in the EU is unknown due to the lack of statistics of this disease and heterogeneity of applied case definitions, laboratory methods used and surveillance systems;
Amendment 22 #
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages the Commission to collect the largest number of information on thLyme disease screening methods or on treatments administered in the Member States;
Amendment 23 #
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for mandatory reporting in all Member States affected by Lyme disease;
Amendment 24 #
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes the inclusion by certain Member States of Lyme disease in their national surveillance system based on a specific methodology;
Amendment 26 #
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls for individual tick prevention and control measures in the Member States to contain the spread of the Borrelia bacteria;
Amendment 28 #
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to assess the magnitude of the phenomenon of patients looking for appropriate diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease for a long time which some patients face, and in particular the transboundary movements of patients seeking treatment and financial consequences thereof;
Amendment 33 #
Paragraph 16
16. Invites the Member States, which will be able to rely on the Commission's logistical support, to set up an information and awareness campaign on thto alert the population and all those concerned to the existence of Lyme disease, first and foremost in the regions most affected by its spread;