Welcome to the Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation
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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Recognizing symptoms and learning how to talk to your doctor are the first steps towards treatment.
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Understanding Lyme disease is the best way to prevent, diagnose and treat it.
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Get the facts on ticks and tick-borne diseases. There are many myths!
Recent dispatches
In memoriam: Jim Wilson
January 2, 1954 – June 28, 2024 We are heartbroken to announce the death of our founder, Jim Wilson,…
Remembering Jim Wilson
The Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation and the family of Jim Wilson are sorry to announce the death of our…
Researchers study ticks in Ottawa where residential zones border woodland areas
Canadian researchers compared the prevalence and infection rate of ticks in residential, woodland and residential/woodland border zones in Ottawa.1Logan,…
Bartonella DNA more common in patients with psychosis
Researchers at North Carolina State University used DNA testing to show that Bartonella is more likely to be found…
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.
Ticks can attach to your body without being seen or felt, and diagnosis can be difficult due to symptom presentation, testing protocols and other challenges.
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Count me in
In order to be counted as a Lyme disease case by public health, very specific parameters must be met.…
Another young woman dies in the midst of ongoing confusion around Lyme disease
Another tragic story is emerging in Canada highlighting the ongoing confusion in this country around the diagnosis and treatment…
Finding Resilience: A Teen’s Journey Through Lyme Disease
Finding Resilience: A Teen’s Journey Through Lyme Disease is a candid and moving account of Rachel Leland’s journey through…
Summer camp leaders, outdoor educators, teachers, and parents
Summertime means exploring in the outdoors. Being tick aware is an important first step, but bites can still happen.…
Clinician education grants available at CanLyme
When it comes to Lyme disease and other tick-borne infections, earlier diagnosis and treatment result in better patient outcomes.…
Why Canadian public healthcare fails Lyme patients and why they seek treatment elsewhere
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation. For the past two decades, CanLyme has…
CanLyme welcomes Dr. Vett Lloyd
The Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation is excited to welcome Dr. Vett Lloyd to the CanLyme board. Dr. Lloyd is…
CanLyme: 20 years of Canadian advocacy
This year marks an important milestone for the Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation – 20 years of Lyme disease advocacy.…
Lyme disease and POTS
Lyme disease is under-diagnosed and often under-treated. A multidisciplinary team at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine published a…