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.
Get help for Lyme
Recognizing symptoms and learning how to talk to your doctor are the first steps towards treatment.
Learn more about Lyme
Understanding Lyme disease is the best way to prevent, diagnose and treat it.
Get the facts
Get the facts on ticks and tick-borne diseases. There are many myths!
Recent dispatches
June 6th, 2017: Watch patient and expert testimony before parliamentary standing committee on health .
Watch presentations before the federal all party standing committee on health as they discuss what was purported to be…
Patients excluded by federal framework – 4 million to be squandered on yet more data gathering.
May 30th, 2017 Global TV News The federal framework released by government embraces the status quo and cedes responsibility…
CBC radio: Lyme patient and researcher question government framework.
Lyme disease patient from Quebec and then, research scientist from University of Alberta draws into question testing and treatment…
CBC News Montreal: Doctors afraid of losing their licence if they diagnose and treat Lyme disease properly
May 28th, 2017 When Arlene Rill was bitten by a tick in Montreal three years ago, she knew nothing about Lyme…
Canada-wide VOCAL events planned for June 3rd, 2017
VOCAL – Voices Of Canadians About Lyme June 3rd, 2017 As Canadians in every province and territory become increasingly…
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.
Learn to protect yourself
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More news
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada: Lyme disease found in Sudbury-area steeds
By Jim Moodie, The Sudbury Star Tuesday, April 7, 2015 2:49:29 EDT PM Horse owners in the Sudbury area…
CanLyme board member Rossana Magnotta will be presented with the Philanthropic Business Person of the Year Award in Vaughan, Ontario
Vaughan Chamber of Commerce 26th Annual Business Achievement Awards Dinner Vaughan, Ontario –It is with great anticipation we…
Winnipegger warns of Lyme disease
BY DOUG LUNNEY, WINNIPEG SUN FIRST POSTED: MONDAY, APRIL 06, 2015 02:57 PM CDT | UPDATED: MONDAY, APRIL 06,…
Avril Lavigne: a new voice for Lyme Disease?
Avril Lavigne: a new voice for Lyme Disease? The Canadian singer is attracting attention for announcing she has Lyme…
Avril Lavigne opens up about battle with Lyme disease
TORONTO – Canadian pop star Avril Lavigne says she’s recovering from a months-long battle with Lyme disease. The Napanee,…
Barrie, Ont., dad with Lyme disease caught in medical limbo
BY CHERYL BROWNE, BARRIE EXAMINER FIRST POSTED: FRIDAY, APRIL 03, 2015 11:35 PM EDT | UPDATED: FRIDAY, APRIL 03,…
Avril Lavigne announces she has been diagnosed with Lyme Disease
TORONTO – Avril Lavigne has revealed she was bedridden for five months suffering from Lyme disease. “I felt like…
Lyme disease: A case report of a 17-year old male with fatal Lyme carditis
March 21, 2015 Abstract Lyme disease is a systemic infection commonly found in the northeastern, mid-Atlantic and north-central regions…
Complex Population Structure of Borrelia burgdorferi in Southeastern and South Central Canada as Revealed by Phylogeographic Analysis
Abstract Lyme disease, caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, is an emerging zoonotic disease in Canada and…