- Testing for different Borrelia strains/species present in Canada - Other pathogens in ticks and in mammals, including humans, bitten by ticks - Tick and other surveillance outside of endemic areas - Studies on contact transmission - Finding Borrelia-specific antibiotics - Recording the experiences of Canadians with Lyme - Better understanding of psychological effects of chronic illness - Community tick proofing - Research on the effectiveness of natural/herbal tick repellants
Projects Suggested by the Lyme Community
Surveillance Projects (ticks, human infections, economic costs)
- More studies on migratory birds - Occupational Risk - Other pathogens in ticks and in mammals, including humans, bitten by ticks - A Canada-wide patient database - Testing for different Borrelia strains/species present in Canada - Economic cost of not treating Lyme - Tick and other surveillance outside of endemic areas - Find a way of accurately determining human infection incidence
Treatment Projects (diagnosis, treatment)
- OspA (and other)-mediated immune suppression and predisposition to other conditions - Borrelia propagation through the lymphatic system and immune suppression - Private lab testing in Canada so people have access to better quality testing for Lyme and for co-infections - Diagnostics for people infected with other Borrelia strains and species. - Research on the effectiveness of natural/herbal treatments - Study on the basis of post-treatment Lyme symptoms - Testing of autopsy tissues from people who have died of neurological and autoimmune causes - Studies on congenital transmission - Studies on sexual transmission - Finding Borrelia-specific antibiotics - Recording the experiences of Canadians with Lyme - Antimicrobial property of Cannibis - Better understanding of psychological effects of infection
Education Projects (prevention)
- Worker’s compensation issues - Variable information and practices in the medical profession - More active treatment of acute Lyme to reduce the burden of untreated, long term Lyme infections - Community tick proofing
Other Suggested Projects
- Data sharing between research institutions - Research on the effectiveness of natural/herbal tick repellants - Ethical issues associated with not treating Lyme - Lyme-prevention health policy changes