"Protesters clad in neon green t-shirts and pinned with green ribbons have demanded changes in how Lyme is defined, diagnosed and treated in cities the world over. And while controversy continues to surround Lyme issues on all fronts, there is one thing everyone seems to agree on: the epidemic is building, and it is building fast. The challenge is to find better diagnostic tools and to accelerate research into what remains a mysterious and confounding disease for the GP/FPs on the front line and for their increasingly frantic patients."