Monitoring Risk: Tick and Public Participatory Surveillance in the Canadian Maritimes, 2012-2020.

Ticks are vectors of many diseases, including Lyme disease (Ld). Lyme disease is an emerging disease in Canada caused by infection with the Lyme borreliosis (Lb) members of the genus of spirochaete bacteria, of which   is regionally the most prevalent. The primary tick vector in central and eastern Canada, , is increasing in numbers and in the geographical extent of established populations.

Engaging Patients and Caregivers in Research for Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Top 10 Research Priorities.

Introduction: Including individuals with lived experience in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is essential to establishing a research agenda that is mutually impactful to both those treating and those experiencing the disease.

Methods: Using the James Lind Alliance approach to research priority setting, a 10-member steering committee composed of current and former pediatric patients with IBD, caregivers, and clinicians was formed. A national survey, disseminated across Canada, elicited uncertainties which were divided into unanswered and answered research questions.