|Videos|September 27, 2017

Issues Faced by Lyme Disease Patients Living in Europe

Prof. Francisco Veas, PhD, chief security officer, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, France, explains some of the issues faced by patients with Lyme disease living in Europe.

Prof. Francisco Veas, PhD, chief security officer, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, France, explains some of the common issues that Lyme disease patients living in Europe face. Dr. Veas stresses that the complicated pathology of the disease, and the fact that some patients present with what appear to be long-term symptoms have left some clinicians confused. He also provides insight into the commonly-held conceptions of Lyme disease within the European medical and legislative communities.


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