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.
Learn more about Lyme
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
Study cites Powassan link to long-term Lyme symptoms
August 14th, 2016 By Cynthia McCormick Scientists at a Wisconsin laboratory say they suspect persistent cases of Lyme disease…
How Lyme disease almost ended one doctor’s life
Aug 15th, Fox News : Dr. Neil Spector’s Lyme story on “Fox and Friends”
Massachusetts, USA: Insurance Coverage for Lyme Treatment Becomes Law
Alex Elvin, August 11, 2016 6:40 pm The state legislature has adopted a new bill requiring insurance companies to…
Toronto, Canada: Prevention and understanding key to dealing with Lyme disease in Ontario
Aug. 11, 2016, East York Mirror by Tara Hatherly Canadian government’s framework on Lyme disease in the works As…
First Record of Ixodes affinis Tick (Acari: Ixodidae) Infected with Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato Collected from a Migratory Songbird in Canada
Scott, et al. Published June 30th, 2016 Abstract Migratory songbirds transport hard-bodied ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) into Canada during northward…
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…
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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CBC Radio International : Tic tic tic : la maladie de Lyme est une bombe à retardement
Par Stéphane Parent | francais [at] rcinet [dot] ca Lundi 26 mai, 2014, Aucun commentaire ↓ Il y…
CBC radio Calgary, Canada – Lyme can be a difficult disease to diagnose and treat – Dr. Raj Bhardwaj
Listen to one of the most rational conversations with an MD about Lyme Disease that we have heard in a…
Study: Cost of expanded Lyme disease care is low
By Elaine Thompson TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF May 24th, 2013 A report released this week says insurance coverage of…
Long-term Lyme disease treatment doesn’t burden insurers, panel says
By Christian M. Wade Statehouse Reporter The Eagle Tribune Sat May 24, 2014, 12:07 AM EDT BOSTON – Lyme disease…
Lyme Warriors Call for Congressional Investigation of CDC, IDSA, Vaccine Makers
ARLINGTON, Va., May 23, 2014 PRNewswire Lyme activists, who have the Infectious Diseases Society of America headquarters surrounded and…
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…