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!
Recent dispatches
Recent snapshot of ticks, pathogens, and mammalian hosts in Southern Ontario and Quebec
Interrogating mammal species richness as a predictor of the number of pathogens in black-legged ticks.
Incremental steps make a difference for Lyme patients in Canada
Acknowledging small wins is important for building momentum.
The science of the global coverage of lichen is a cautionary tale
The history of science is replete with successes and failures, leaps and missteps. The missteps can be instructive to…
Remembering Jim Wilson
It is with great sadness that I announce the passing of my dear friend, colleague, and former board director…
In memoriam: Jim Wilson
Jim Wilson was the founder and past president of CanLyme and his work changed countless lives.
Remembering Jim Wilson
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the death of our founder and past-president, Jim Wilson.
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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Lyme Carditis from A to Z: A new book by Dr. Adrian Baranchuk
Dr. Baranchuk is a full professor at Queen’s University and has published over 750 articles in well-recognized journals.
Whole genome sequencing of human Borrelia burgdorferi isolates reveals linked blocks of accessory genome elements located on plasmids and associated with human dissemination
Using genetic association study methods, we identify an accessory genome signature associated with dissemination in humans and define the…
Case study demonstrates need for increased Lyme literacy among health practitioners
Canadian family shares the obstacles faced by their adolescent son.
Alternative Lyme disease treatments
The role of natural antimicrobials for treating tick-borne illnesses.
Children are more than twice as likely to lose their detectable antibodies to Lyme disease bacteria
Background Lyme borreliosis (LB), caused by Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb), is the most common tick-borne infection in Germany. Antibodies against Bb are prevalent in…
Toward a common research agenda in infection
Associated chronic illnesses: a workshop to examine common, overlapping clinical and biological factors!
2023 ILADS Conference education grants now available from CanLyme
Learn the latest about Vector-Borne Diseases from the world’s top experts, October 19-21 in Boston, Massachusetts.
Call for better combination treatments and diagnostics for Lyme
Recent calls to action by Dr. Monica Embers and Dr. John Aucott.
Lyme neuroborreliosis: A case report
Abstract Key Clinical Message Lyme neuroborreliosis is the manifestation of Lyme borreliosis that impacts the nervous system. It gives…