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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
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,…
Borrelia miyamotoi Disease in the Northeastern United States: A Case Series
Background: The first recognized cases of Borrelia miyamotoi disease (BMD) in North America were reported in the northeastern United…
Widespread Borrelia miyamotoi Tick-borne Fever Found in US
Medscape: written by Janis C. Kelly June 12, 2015 Borrelia miyamotoi disease (BMD), a tick-borne infection that can cause more severe symptoms…
Ontario, Canada: Lyme Disease cross-Canada trek coming to Peterborough
June 13th, 2015 PETERBOROUGH — Love doesn’t just come in the form of friendship. It can also involve bringing…
New tick-borne disease has severe symptoms worse than the Lyme disease
[CanLyme note: It is our position this is not a new tick-borne disease. There has been no test for it…
In Test Tube, ‘Pulse-Doses’ Of Antibiotic Wipe Out Lyme Disease Bacteria Persisters
June 12, 2015 Carey Goldberg From the Northeast to the Midwest and beyond, it’s high season for Lyme disease.…
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
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…
New study to discover preventive use of antibiotics for Lyme disease
At the start of the “Tick Week”, the Netherlands National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) and…
Listen to Kathryn Maroun, host of the TV show ‘What A Catch’ and Mount Allison University biologist Vett Lloyd discuss Lyme disease
Kathryn Maroun, host of popular TV show about fishing, What A Catch, discusses Lyme disease with David Doggett of…
Toronto’s Famous CN Tower Goes Green for May Lyme Awareness Month!
Thanks to the hard work and persistence of a fiesty Lyme disease sufferer, Toronto’s famous CN Tower will be…
Lyme disease presentation – CanLyme, Penticton, BC, March, 2013
Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation president Jim Wilson presents to the Penticton Museum in the City of Penticton, BC. “Because public…
Goldhawk Fights Back tackles Lyme, April 3rd, 2013
Goldhawk Fights Back: Jim Wilson, President of the Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation, speaks about the Ontario Health Ministry testing…