Lyme Disease
Lyme disease (LD) is an emerging serious and preventable microbial threat that is now the most common tick-borne illness in Canada. Many critical knowledge gaps exist in Canada including: conflicting views on the natural history of disease, including the impact that LD strains have on the effectiveness of current diagnostic tests and on disease clinical presentation and patient outcomes, and lack of evidence on prevention/intervention strategies to reduce risk and long-term sequelae. Further, training and education of healthcare providers (HCP) is required to improve awareness and understanding of LD.