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(Return tabled) Question No. 223 Ms. Kirsty Duncan: With respect to Lyme disease-carrying ticks and Lyme disease in Canada: (a) what percentage of Lyme disease cases are thought to be reported, (i) what percentage of people who receive treatment for Lyme disease develop post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome, (ii) what percentage of people with untreated Lyme disease infections experience intermittent bouts of arthritis, (iii) what percentage of untreated Lyme disease patients are at risk of developing chronic neurological complaints months to years after infection; (b) based on all epidemiological data collected since Lyme disease became ...[+++] a nationally-reportable disease, what is the most recent data available about Lyme disease cases, broken down (i) by province, (ii) by month, (iii) by symptom, (iv) incidence by age and sex; (c) how does the government define a “Lyme-endemic area”, (i) in what specific areas of Canada are ticks endemic and highly endemic, (ii) what areas of Canada have the highest numbers of human infections; (d) what is Lyme disease’s (i) ranking among vector-borne diseases in Canada, (ii) ranking among nationally notifiable diseases; (e) is it possible to have more than one tick-borne infection, and, if so, (i) are possible co-infections being investigated and tracked, (ii) does one’s chance of having multiple tick-borne infections depend on geographic location, and, if so, what areas are particularly at risk, (iii) what is the rate of co-infection by province; (f) broken down by province, over the last 20 years, how has a warming climate impacted Lyme disease, in particular, (i) how has warming impacted tick distribution by province, (ii) how has warming impacted the distribution of Lyme disease by province; (g) what does the government project will be the effect of climate change on (i) the geographical range of ticks in 2020 and 2050, (ii) the distribution of ticks across Canada, (iii) human Lyme disease infections, (iv) the distribution o ...

Whereas the Governor in Council considers that the use of mobile wireless technology by consumers is increasing and will likely continue to increase, and that for many consumers the exclusive use of mobile wireless services is an increasingly attractive alternative to wireline local exchange services;

In 1996, Acadia pioneered the use of mobile computing technology in classrooms through the integrated use of laptop computers.

2.1.2. Support initiatives to identify the causes of, address and reduce health inequalities within and between Member States, including those related to gender differences, in order to contribute to prosperity and cohesion; promote investment in health in cooperation with other Community policies and funds; improve solidarity between national health systems by supporting cooperation on issues of cross-border care and patient and health professional mobility ...[+++].

The areas of cooperation between the two institutions include: generating, collecting, processing and disseminating authoritative information and data on health; developing methodologies and tools for health monitoring and disease surveillance, and effective responses to, in particular, malaria, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, emerging diseases and anti-microbial resistance threats; strengthening communicable disease surveillance and improving responses; exchanging information and sharing experience on the evaluation of health effects, in particular on safety and health ...[+++] protection against physical, chemical, and biological agents, promoting health related research and technological development; mobilizing and coordinating where appropriate, resources for health interventions and co-operating in emergencies such as those resulting from natural catastrophes.

Q-91 Mr. Cummins (Delta South Richmond) With reference to the antimalarial drug mefloquine administered to Canadian Forces bound for Somalia in 1992-93 and the legal framework under which it was available for use and administered: (a) was mefloquine a licensed drug when it was administered to Canadian Forces, if not what was its status, and how was it legally available; (b) were the Canadian Forces participating in the Lariam (mefloquine) Safety Monitoring Study during this period; (c) was the mefloquine administered in accordance with the Lariam Safety Monitoring Study and the Food and Drugs Act; (d) who was the " principal investigator" responsible for the Lariam Safety Monitoring Study in the Canadian Forces; (e) who was the Canadia ...[+++]n Forces physician responsible to the " principal investigator" of the Lariam Safety Monitoring Study; (f) what was the role of Canadian Forces physician, Dr. Martin Tepper, in the Lariam Safety Monitoring Study; (g) who was responsible for the Lariam Safety Monitoring Study at the Department of Health's Health Protection Branch during this period; (h) what was the role and responsibility of the Health Protection Branch under the Lariam Safety Monitoring Study and the Food and Drugs Act and its regulations in regard to the use of mefloquine by Canadian Forces personnel; (i) when did the Health Protection Branch become aware that mefloquine was being administered to Canadian Forces personnel bound for Somalia; (j) what responsibility did the Canadian Forces have under the Lariam Safety Monitoring Study and the Food and Drugs Act prior to the licensing of mefloquine to inform the manufacturer of its use; (k) what responsibility did the Canadian Forces have under the Lariam Safety Monitoring Study and the Food and Drugs Act to the soldiers who were administered the drug; (l) did the Canadian Forces fulfil their responsibility to the manufacturer under the Lariam Safety Monitoring Study and the Food and Dru ...