The head of the infectious diseases of the Raymond Poincaré Hospital in Garches (Hauts-de-Seine), Christian Peronne, called Thursday on France Info of "lamentable" the tests for Lyme disease, transmitted via the bite a tick.

<< The head of the infectious diseases of the Raymond Poincaré Hospital in Garches (Hauts-de-Seine), Christian Peronne, called Thursday on France Info of "lamentable" the tests for Lyme disease, transmitted via the bite a tick.
"The current tests only seek a single bacterium, which is American history and strain every day we discover new species of the bacterial genus," said the professor.
"This was highlighted by a report of the High Council of Public Health, who said that a very significant proportion of tests sold in France today are good to throw away," he added.
Christian Peronne deplores disregard and lack of mobilization of the French state around this disease, which affects "officially tens of thousands" of people in the country, "but probably more because the tests are not reliable."
"In the US and Canada it starts to be a recognition of the disease in the law," he added, assuring that "would be enough to fund a little research, it is not very complicated but unfortunately we can not advance on this disease. "
The consequences according to him are very serious, because the bite happens "often unnoticed, and then in the weeks, months and years that follow, we will have serious joint problems, neurological, psychiatric, skin, this can give everything and anything."
The doctor even mentioned cases that can "simulate rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis" or migraines or heart problems, it is impossible to identify today.
The treatment is also more difficult announced by Christian Peronne, who explained that the treatment of the disease via antibiotics in 2-3 weeks is actually too short, "it takes much more prolonged treatments."