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
USA: Government policy expert’s report, “CDC Evades Accountability in Lyme Epidemic”
Author info: Bio – Jenna Luché-Thayer’s expertise includes government transparency and accountability and the integration of marginalized groups. Luché-Thayer…
England: [British] MP diagnosed with Lyme disease after chance conversation with constituent
by Saphora Smith, July 9th, 2016 An MP who was bitten by a tick at a village fete was…
“A Slow Slipping Away”– Kris Kristofferson’s Long-Undiagnosed Battle with Lyme Disease
Kris Kristofferson, still crooning and gorgeous at 80, is a Country Music Hall of Famer who ranks among the…
Lyme disease patient living in her car after being discharged from Banff hospital
July 6th, 2016, Colette Derworiz, Calgary Herald CANMORE – A Canmore woman with Lyme disease has been sleeping in her car…
Fox 9 TV Minnesota: Tick bite proves fatal for Minnesota man
June 30th, 2016 (KMSP) – There’s yet another reason to protect yourself from tick bites this summer. Health officials…
Fox5 TV New York – LYME AND REASON: THE CAUSE AND CONSEQUENCE OF LYME DISEASE
June 30th, 2016 “LYME AND REASON: THE CAUSE AND CONSEQUENCE OF LYME DISEASE” presents an in-depth look at the…
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
You can support our work
CanLyme is a registered Canadian charity. We rely on the financial support of donors. You can help save lives.
Stay connected
Sign up and get our occasional updates, educational resources, and news from our community of experts.
More news
HHS Working Group on Lyme and Other Tickborne Diseases Webinar – May 22, 2014 Archive
The HHS Working Group on Lyme and Other Tickborne Diseases invites you to listen to the archived webinar with…
Persister Formation in Borrelia burgdorferi
B. Sharma, A. Brown, K. Lewis; Northeastern Univ., Boston, MA Lyme disease, caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, is…
Endemicity of Anaplasma phagocytophilum (previously Ehrlichia spp.) and Babesia microti in Wisconsin, USA: benchmark results following introduction of molecular diagnostic methods for routine patient management (2012-2013)
ECCMID Spain, May 10-13th, 2014 Fritsche T.R.; Marti T.N.; Schotthoefer A.M.; Uphoff T.S OBJECTIVES: To establish benchmark prevalence rates of…
Global TV Edmonton, Canada, Ticks and Lyme Disease: what you need to know
May 22, 2014 EDMONTON – With sunny weather and lush wilderness across Canada, many people are heading outdoors for…
Chronic disease expert at pioneer B.C. Women’s clinic leaves abruptly
[CanLyme note: From freedom of information documents it is clear that the clinic came about as a result of…
Global TV, Calgary : Lyme disease still a controversial diagnosis, as Alberta cases climb
By Heather Yourex Health Reporter May 19th, 2014 CALGARY– Alberta Health officials are once again warning people to be…
Calgary Herald : Province increases tick monitoring as cases of Lyme disease rise
By Jamie Komarnicki, Calgary Herald May 20, 2014 7:28 PM With the number of confirmed Lyme disease cases rising…
Winnipeg Sun : Even city dogs are at risk of Lyme disease
By Doug Lunney,Winnipeg Sun First posted: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 04:43 PM CDT | Updated: Tuesday, May 20, 2014…
Lyme disease diagnosis a battle in Quebec, patients say
Some patients going to United States for diagnosis and treatment because of lack of awareness in Quebec CBC News…