Final Report

Growing evidence of an emerging tick-borne disease that causes a Lyme-like illness for many Australian patients

30 November 2016

View the report as a single document - (PDF 560KB)

View the report as separate downloadable parts:

MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE	(PDF 26KB)
ABBREVIATIONS	(PDF 11KB)
LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS	(PDF 38KB)
Chapter 1 - Patients first	(PDF 41KB)
Inquiry background Interim report Conduct of the inquiry Structure of the report Acknowledgements
Chapter 2 - Testing for infection	(PDF 155KB)
Lyme, or Lyme-like? Diagnosing Lyme disease What is in our ticks? More research is needed
Chapter 3 - Treating the illness	(PDF 92KB)
Existing treatment pathways First do no harm Establishing a treatment protocol Committee view and conclusion
APPENDIX 1 - Submissions and additional information received by the Committee	(PDF 140KB)
APPENDIX 2 - Public hearings	(PDF 22KB)

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