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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
Montreal Gazette: Quebec issues warning for Lyme disease
[CanLyme Note: Their 159 reported cases are seriously under-reported due to many reasons including poor tests, lack of doctor education…
Saskatchewan woman devastated by Lyme disease; says she was misdiagnosed in the province
Brandon Harder, Saskatoon Starphoenix “I couldn’t concentrate, I couldn’t screw a lid on top of a bottle, I couldn’t…
Saskatchewan, Canada: Lyme is there and spreading
[CanLyme Note: Lyme disease is not new to Saskatchewan, but it is spreading. Physicians need to be aware and…
If Not Lyme Disease, What Caused This Man’s Fever?
June 16, 2016 by Lisa Sanders, M.D. THE PRESENTING PROBLEM A doctor thought he knew what brought on this…
Australia: Murdoch University researchers found new bacteria in Australian ticks removed from echidnas
June 15, 2016 MURDOCH University researchers have detected a new species of bacteria in echidna-biting Australian ticks. The recent…
The role of patient advocates in Lyme disease policy should be limited – CanLyme does not agree
The article titled, ‘The role of patient advocates in Lyme disease policy should be limited’ seen here promotes stymieing ethical debate. Here…
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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Filarial Nematode Infection in Ixodes scapularis Ticks Collected from Southern Connecticut
Pabbati Namrata, Jamie M. Miller, Madari Shilpa, Patlolla Raghavender Reddy, Cheryl Bandoski, Michael J. Rossi and Eva Sapi Veterinary…
UNF Professor Discovers Two Lyme Disease Bacteria Previously Unknown to Infect Human Patients
Dr. Kerry Clark, associate professor of public health at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, and his colleagues…
Borrelia miyamotoi sensu lato seroreactivity and seroprevalence in the northeastern United States.
[CanLyme note: More evidence that the current two tier testing model imposed upon Canadians is incapable of detecting the genetic…
Road to recovery long, painful for Lyme victims
May 9th, 2014 by Amy Smart, Times Colonist, Victoria, BC The first alarm bell went off for Dr. Ted…
Brampton Lyme Walk this Saturday
BRAMPTON– Hers was a lone voice– that often turned hoarse– as she called upon the government and health practitioners…
Lyme disease risk not amplified in a species-poor vertebrate community: Similar Borrelia burgdorferi tick infection prevalence and OspC genotype frequencies
Abstract The effect of biodiversity declines on human health is currently debated, but empirical assessments are lacking. Lyme…
Radio Canada International – Lyme disease increasing and mishandled
By Lynn Desjardins | english [at] rcinet [dot] caSunday 4 May, 2014 As Canada gets warmer more disease-carrying ticks…
Benefits Canada magazine: Lyme disease in the limelight
Marcia McDougall | May 1, 2014 May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month, a global initiative targeted at raising awareness…
Barrie mom launches battle to help son and others stricken by Lyme disease
Paul Weyer hasn’t kissed his wife since November 2012. It’s not that Paul doesn’t want to kiss his wife,…