Terms of reference

Issues related to the access to diagnosis and treatment for people in Australia with tick-borne diseases, with particular reference to:

(a)the initiatives and resources developed to improve awareness, diagnosis, treatment and management of tick-borne diseases in Australia since the release in 2016 of the Community Affairs References Committee report Growing evidence of an emerging tick-borne disease that causes a Lyme-like illness for many Australian patients;

(b)the adequacy and effectiveness of the ‘debilitating symptom complexes attributed to ticks’ clinical pathway to support patients;

(c)current research to advance the management of complex inflammatory diseases; and

(d)any other related matters.