Question reference: S5W-23908
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 19 June 2019
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Current status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 10 July 2019
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on offering blood tests to anyone considered to be at risk of having contracted Lyme disease.
Answer
Current guidelines state that Lyme disease should be diagnosed and treated based on clinical presentation or suspicion of the disease, supported where necessary by laboratory testing. It is not current practice to treat people for Lyme disease who do not have clinical symptoms. Anyone exhibiting symptoms of Lyme disease should consult their GP.