The $3mil grant for DSCATT (TBD, Lyme-like illness) in Australia
A year ago Greg Hunt, Minister for Health, announced the allocation of $3 million for Debilitating Symptom Complexes Attributed to Ticks (DSCATT) research. This week Minister Hunt [...]
Dept of Health Forum on DCATT – 27 July 2018 Sydney
The forum was opened by Prof Brendan Murphy. His main message was the government does not believe that chronic diseases can be caused by chronic infections. This [...]
Australian Borrelia
NEW research has found that Australian ticks carry Borrelia bacteria. However, it is not Lyme Borrelia, which has been long debated, but rather Australian Borrelia that belongs [...]
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Official Statement in Response to Recent Events
Dear Karl McManus Foundation (KMF) Supporters, As the founder of this organisation, I am sharing this update [...]
Dr Mualla McManus Heads Program Committee at the 18th Annual ILADS Conference – Boston 2017
ILADS is the premier tick borne disease educational society in the world. Each year ILADS conference is [...]
Australian Government response to Inquiry into the growing evidence of tick-borne disease that causes a Lyme-like illness.
The Australian Government response to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee final report: Inquiry into the growing [...]
Parliament Tabling of Senate Committee Inquiry into Tick Borne Illness
We can say finally the Senate Committee report has been tabled in the parliament with positive response [...]
Paper confirms Australian variety of Borrelia in Echidna Ticks
Borrelia is a family of bacteria, a subset of which is responsible for Lyme disease. The Borrelia [...]