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The Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation (CanLyme) was created to promote a more complete and comprehensive understanding of Lyme disease and related illnesses through research, education and advocacy to help reduce misdiagnosis and improve treatments for Lyme disease.
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Whole genome sequencing of human Borrelia burgdorferi isolates reveals linked blocks of accessory genome elements located on plasmids and associated with human dissemination
Abstract Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne disease in North America and Europe. The clinical manifestations of Lyme…
Join us! First annual CanLyme Disc Golf Charity Fundraiser at Mary’s Farm & Sanctuary
It’s going to be a great day of food, beverages, fun, and disc golf! With the purchase of a…
Case study demonstrates need for increased Lyme literacy among health practitioners
A new patient focused Lyme disease study funded by CanLyme explores the experiences of a Canadian adolescent with symptom-persistent…
Alternative Lyme disease treatments
Alternative Lyme disease treatments are popular either used alone or in conjunction with antibiotics.1For information about the MyLymeData Registry,…
Where there are ticks, there’s often Lyme disease
Lyme disease is caused by an infection that is most often transmitted by ticks, but it can also be transmitted from mother to child during pregnancy.
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Children are more than twice as likely to lose their detectable antibodies to Lyme disease bacteria
Background Lyme borreliosis (LB), caused by Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb), is the most common tick-borne infection in Germany. Antibodies against Bb are prevalent in…
Toward a common research agenda in infection
In June, 2023 the U.S. National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine [NASEM] held a two day forum that…
2023 ILADS Conference education grants now available from CanLyme
ILADS 24th Annual Scientific ConferenceOctober 19th-21st in Boston, Massachusetts CanLyme is pleased to announce our annual education grants for…
Call for better combination treatments and diagnostics for Lyme
A number of chronic illnesses, from persistent Lyme disease to long COVID, have been associated with prior infectious disease.…
Lyme neuroborreliosis: A case report
Abstract Key Clinical Message Lyme neuroborreliosis is the manifestation of Lyme borreliosis that impacts the nervous system. It gives…
Why Lyme treatments often fail
Monica Embers, PhD, Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at Tulane University, Director of Vector-Borne Disease Research and member…
6-year-old may need to relearn how to walk, talk after tick bite leads to ICU, mom says
A bite from a tick left a 6-year-old Arkansas boy fighting for his life, his mother says, and he…
Elizabeth May speaks to the need for greater access to Lyme literate physicians and other changes
Thank you to everyone who helped promote awareness of The Quiet Epidemic global impact campaign by sharing CanLyme’s event…
A short history of CanLyme, by Jim Wilson
Thank you to everyone who helped promote awareness of The Quiet Epidemic global impact campaign by sharing CanLyme’s event…