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!
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Permethrin: An underused tool for prevention of tick-borne infection
Permethrin treated clothing is often recommended as an evidence-based means of preventing tick bites. Unfortunately, in Canada, there are limited…
This giving season, your support changes lives
For over two decades, the Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation has worked to raise awareness about Lyme disease and fight…
$2 million gift boosts University of Guelph Lyme research lab
A Canadian research lab dedicated to the study of Lyme disease got a big boost in November with a…
ILADS 2024: Moving the needle on tick borne disease
Every year more Canadian health care practitioners are realizing the importance of tick borne and other chronic infections and…
CDC reconfirms Chronic Lyme, denies effectiveness of more antibiotics
Animal models of the disease show that persistent symptoms may be due to an interplay between persistent infection, immune…
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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Medical Gaslighting and Lyme Disease: The Patient Experience
Published December 29, 2023 in Healthcare Authored by Jennifer L. Fagen, Jeremy A. Shelton, Jenna Luché-Thayer Abstract: Even though…
Medical Gaslighting and Lyme Disease: The Patient Experience
published December 29, 2023 Abstract: Even though there are approximately half a million new cases of Lyme disease in…
Research points to delayed diagnosis for Black patients with Lyme disease
Increased awareness is an important first step in addressing this problem.
Lack of effective healthcare for Canadian Lyme patients and why they turn elsewhere
In response to an article about Amélie Champagne’s inquiry.
Are you planning to travel?
Being aware of ticks and tick-borne illnesses can help prevent serious health problems at home and away.
Research confirms presence of Borrelia cyst-like structures after antibiotic treatment and uncovers a unique localization of Borrelia species in the brain
Research continues to reveal an increasingly complex picture of Lyme disease.
Spark hope this Giving Tuesday: Your chance to create change!
This Giving Tuesday, show your support for the Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation. Let’s ignite a spark of hope together. …
Seeking treatment for Lyme disease in Canada
Research led by Sarah Ciotti focuses on the struggle of a Canadian adolescent and his mother in seeking effective…