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
Edmonton, Alberta: You’ll be seeing more ticks this spring
March 28th, 2016 CTV Alberta Primetime Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation director and PhD candidate Janet Sperling is interviewed by…
Researchers investigate four promising new treatments for Lyme disease
March 29, 2016 Thea Singer … “I find it amazing that when you show up at the doctor’s office you…
HOW POPE FRANCIS HELPED A YOUNG GIRL FROM BROOKLYN BATTLING LYME DISEASE
Jim Dolan Monday, March 28, 2016 11:39AM BATH BEACH, Brooklyn (WABC) — For Julia Bruzzese, every day is a…
Halifax, NS, Canada: We must understand risk of ticks & Lyme Disease
By Brenda Sterling-Goodwin March 24th, 2016, Chronicle Herald newspaper Halifax, NS, Canada As migrating birds return this spring, they…
Massachusetts State House: An Act Relative to Lyme Disease Treatment Coverage.
Published on Nov 23, 2015 Hearing for bill H. 901 and S. 502, An Act Relative to Lyme Disease…
WHAT MIGHT SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH DUE TO LYME DISEASE LOOK LIKE?
by Daniel J. Cameron, MD MPH “Although rare, sudden cardiac death caused by Lyme disease might be an under-recognized…
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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Listen to the striking interviews of Canadian microbiologist Marianne Middelveen, Dr. Rafael Stricker and as well, Andy Abrahams Wilson, producer of the award winning documentary, Under Our Skin.
Listen to KPFA Flashpoints radio host, Dennis Bernstein, interview Canadian microbiologist Marianne Middelveen, and Dr. Ray Stricker discuss their…
Multiple Sclerosis – Did you know? Spirochetes found in Multiple Sclerosis patients?
TIME Magazine, June 24, 1957 Multiple sclerosis victims (about 250,000 in the U.S.) were anxiously wondering about a possible…
Listen to Dr. Alan MacDonald, pathologist, and Tom Grier, microbiologist in radio interview
Microbiologist Tom Grier (MS-Lyme), and pathologist Dr. Alan MacDonald (Alzheimer’s-Lyme fame) were interviewed, Tuesday, January 28th, on KPFA 94.1…
Listen to famous author Amy Tan and Dr. Steve Harris talk about Lyme Disease
Host Dennis Bernstein interviews famous ‘Joy of Luck Club’ author Amy Tan about her struggles getting the diagnosis of Lyme…
Powerful Pictures Campaign – LDAA –
POWERFUL PICTURES CAMPAIGN ~ LDAA~ The Vision: To make a compelling & inspiring video presentation made up of still…
Call for a “Manhattan Project” to Combat the Epidemic
Citation: Stricker RB, Johnson L (2014) Lyme Disease: Call for a “Manhattan Project” to Combat the Epidemic. PLoS Pathog…
Resurgence of Persisting Non-Cultivable Borrelia burgdorferi following Antibiotic Treatment in Mice
Emir Hodzic, Denise Imai, Sunlian Feng, Stephen W. Barthold Published: January 23, 2014 Abstract The agent of Lyme borreliosis, Borrelia burgdorferi, evades…
Lyme Disease May Be Sexually Transmitted, Study Suggests
From study author Marianne Middelveen: Motile spirochetes identified as Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto were cultured from vaginal and seminal secretions…
Vet calls for routine tests for dogs to track Lyme disease
Blood test non-invasive, provides quick results CBC News – Posted: Jan 23, 2014 A dog bravely endured Lyme disease testing…