A lack of real action following the recent Senate Inquiry into tick-borne diseases in Australia is costing lives according to the Karl McManus Foundation. The not-for-profit organisation is leading the Australian research program into the issue and says that delays to progress will contribute to immeasurable hardships for many Australian patients. A Senate Committee report [...]

The Final Report in full can be downloaded from here:  http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Lymelikeillness45/Final_Report “2.91    The committee recommends that the Australian Government increase funding for research into tick-borne pathogens as a matter of urgency. This funding should include: funding for research on pathogens which may cause infection; funding for research on whether newly-identified pathogens can cause illness in [...]