7 Amendments of Urszula KRUPA related to 2018/2774(RSP)
Amendment 4 #
Recital C
C. whereas Lyme borreoliosis is the most common zoonotic disease in Europe with 650-850.000 estimated cases with a higher incidence in Central Europe; whereas infection occurs in the spring- summer semester (IV-X), and borreoliosis is recognised in those countries as an occupational disease for farmers, forestry workers and field researchers;
Amendment 5 #
Recital D
D. whereas infected ticks and the disease seem to be expanding geographically, also in higher altitudes and latitudes;, as well as in towns and cities; whereas this is suspected to be caused by, among other things, changes in land use, inter alia through the afforestation of land of the lowest quality or through the expansion of invasive plants, climate change, and other activities related to human behaviour;
Amendment 16 #
Recital O
O. whereas Lyme disease, although well known in medical science, is still underdiagnosed, in particular because of the difficulties existing in the detection of symptoms and the absence of appropriate diagnostic tests;
Amendment 19 #
Recital P a (new)
P a. whereas many Europeans are continuously exposed to Lyme borreoliosis through their profession (farmers, forestry workers, researchers and students carrying out field research - e.g. biologists, geologists, surveyors and archaeologists, etc.);
Amendment 25 #
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to put in place uniform surveillance programmes and work together with the Member States to facilitate the standardisation of diagnosis tests and treatments; calls on the Commission to recognise borreoliosis as an occupational disease for agricultural and forestry workers, as well as for field scientists (e.g. biologists, geologists, surveyors and archaeologists, etc.);
Amendment 29 #
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the planning and creation of innovative projects that can contribute to improved data gathering and greater effectiveness of education and awareness raising activities;
Amendment 36 #
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the Commission to introduce preventive tests and a method for rapidly treating and monitoring the course of Lyme borreoliosis infections among professionals in the agroforestry sector and scientists involved in gathering field data;