OT: lyme guidelines in Netherlands

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In Netherlands there seems to be some momentum for change, after we had to

accept the US IDSA guidelines for years. Our diagnostics and treatment situation

is similar to the US, or probably a bit worse. ILADS docs do not exist here,

although there are a few MD's who unofficially use ILADS protocols.

Last week our Parliament accepted a petition from Lyme patient groups with many

suggestions for improvements in Lyme diagnostics, treatment and research. This

is a rare event, until now there have been just a few accepted petitions.

Yesterday we had a well known consumer advice TV program that was dedicated to

the Lyme testing troubles, and they fully followed the point of view of the lyme

patients groups. This is a first, we don't have very good experience with the TV

media when it comes to LD. Over 15% of the Dutch population watched the show!

I hope this will give the IDSA followers some hard times, and help to start the

necessary changes