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.
Get help for Lyme
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.
Get the facts
Get the facts on ticks and tick-borne diseases. There are many myths!
Recent dispatches
Read all Lyme disease presentations to the Ontario legislative committee on Bill 27 – June 1st, 2015
Committee Transcripts: Standing Committee on Social Policy – 2015-Jun-01 – Bill 27, Provincial Framework and Action Plan concerning Emerging…
Cyclists pair take on Lyme Disease as they bike across Canada
Peterborough, ON, Canada / (CHEXTV) Aileen Doyle June 16, 2015 11:14 pm It is a long journey but one…
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By Alexa Tsoulis-Reay “Dr. Neil Spector, a 58-year-old associate professor of medicine at Duke University, spoke with Science of…
Bartonella clarridgeiae bacteremia detected in an asymptomatic blood donor.
[CanLyme Note: Bartonella infection (bartonelliosis) in humans is an emerging and rapidly expanding field of medical science as a flea…
Global TV BC: Why Lyme Disease is on the rise
Why is Lyme disease on the rise. Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation President and Founder Jim Wilson discusses the issues…
CTV News: CanLyme discusses Lyme disease and misinformation
June 15, 2015, CTV National news air brief news piece on Lyme Disease after the morning show, Canada AM,…
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.
Learn to protect yourself
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More news
US group calling for congressional investigation of the US Center for Disease Control, IDSA, and NIH.
This is a much needed investigation and is gaining rapid support throughout the USA… Canada SHOULD WE BE NEXT? …. ie; investigating our…
Delays, Deceit, and Nonsense – US CDC took 5 years to act on Freedom of Information request re: Lyme disease gov’t emails
… “Newby believes the delays were related to the documents’ content, which, she said, “reveal a disturbing picture of…
Calgary – CBC: Langevin Bridge will go green for Lyme awareness
Calgary’s Langevin Bridge will turn green Saturday night to raise awareness for Lyme disease. The first World Lyme Disease…
Resident gets ticked off by government inaction
In Canada, if a dog contacts Lyme disease, it has a far better chance of receiving timely diagnosis and…
Ottawa… Fighting Lyme Disease
A small bug is causing big problems for hundreds of Canadians. The deer tick can carry bacteria that cause…
Lyme disaease awareness boosted with Victoria events
By Staff Writer – Victoria News Published: May 02, 2013 4:00 PM Updated: May 02, 2013 4:40 PM…
Multiple events across Canada for May Lyme Awareness Month
May is Lyme disease awareness month, here is a list of the balance of May awareness events across Canada.…
Lyme Disease Association of Alberta presents Dr. Aparna Taylor on May 22nd for Lyme Awareness education
On May 22nd, the newly formed Lyme Disease Association of Alberta will be sponsoring a speech given by Dr.…
The Early Dissemination Defect Attributed to Disruption of Decorin-Binding Proteins Is Abolished in Chronic Murine Lyme Borreliosis
doi: 10.1128/IAI.01359-12 Infect. Immun. May 2013 vol. 81 no. 5 1663-1673 Denise M. Imaia, D. Scott Samuelsb, Sunlian Fenga, Emir Hodzica, Kim Olsena and Stephen…