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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
Dr. Ted Cormode – Lyme disease from my perspective as a pediatrician and father of Lyme disease victim in Canada
Dr. Ted Cormode is a well respected retired pediatrician from Ontario who now resides in British Columbia. He relates…
Lyme Disease: Beyond Erythema Migrans
Feb, 2016 Herbert B. Allen, et al Journal of Clinical & Experimental Dermatology Research Abstract Background: With the recent discoveries…
Saskatchewan’s invisible struggle with Lyme disease
Nov, 2015 By Lisa Schick When it comes to Lyme disease in Saskatchewan, those who suffer from it appear…
California is where BC ticks come from: Tick-Borne Diseases in California – It’s Not Just Lyme and It’s Not Just Deer Ticks!
[canLyme Note: Ignore the spelling errors in the below, as it is an unedited article. This is an important…
CBC News, Canada: Lyme disease response requires collaboration in Canada, researcher says
By Laurie Fagan, April 22, 2016 A Queen’s university researcher says Canadian Lyme disease experts need to work more…
CTV News Toronto, Canada: Within four years 80% of population will be living with Lyme disease carrying ticks
April 22, 2016 CTV reporter Pauline Chan warns the public to beware as tick season is upon us. She…
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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More news
Parliament – Bill C-442 transcript and patient concerns over term “Best Practices”
March 4th, 2014, On March 3rd, 2014 in Canada’s House of Commons, Elizabeth May brought her private member’s Bill…
Lyme Disease Task Force Bill Passes Iowa Senate
A bill that would establish a “Lyme disease task force” has passed the Iowa Senate last week with 49…
CTV News – Making a federal case out of Lyme Disease
Joanne Schnurr, CTV Ottawa Published Monday, March 3, 2014 5:10PM EST Last Updated Monday, March 3,…
Detection of Microbial Agents in Ticks Collected from Migratory Birds in Central Italy
Online Ahead of Print: February 27, 2014 Author information Luciano Toma,1,* *These authors contributed equally to this work.…
National Geographic – What Is Lyme Disease? New Findings Deepen the Mystery
Says National Geographic commenting on Canadian researcher Marianne Middelveen’s recent findings, “A new study that points to sexual transmission…
Canadian Medical Association endorses Elizabeth May’s Bill C-442, for a National Lyme Disease Strategy
On Thursday, February 27th, 2014 Elizabeth May’s office received a letter from the Canadian Medical Assocation president, Louis Hugo…
Bartonella henselae and B. koehlerae DNA in Birds
Volume 20, Number 3–March 2014 Emerging Infectious Disease Bartonella henselae and B. koehlerae DNA in Birds To the…
Bill C-442 supported by College of Family Physicians of Canada.
Green leader pushes bill to deal with Lyme disease Nova Scotia, Feb 26th, 2014, New Glasgow News, Adam MacInnis…
Why We Need a National Approach to Lyme Disease
By Elizabeth May, Feb. 25th, 2014 I was saddened that HuffPost blogger Michael Kruse has misrepresented Bill C-442, my private…