Since 2009, as I indicated, Lyme disease has been a nationally notifiable disease. That means that clinicians, when they do receive and make a diagnosis, report through their public health officials, through the provincial and territorial health authorities, and straight up to Ottawa, so we can compile the numbers and the statistics. As well, we have now added special surveys and additional surveillance tools so the majority of jurisdictions can actually go and get more case information so we can find out more about how patients are presenting in doctors' offices, what they look like, and what the profile is in Canada. Then we can essentially tailor our guidance and our practices to better understand how in fact this is playing out in Canada.
On June 3rd, 2014. See this statement in context.