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

Canadian researchers discover tick repelling chemicals secreted by ants

ByCatherine KinsellaApr 16, 20241 min read

A synthetic version has been developed and may lead to new tick repellent products.

Protein found in human sweat inhibits growth of Lyme bacteria

ByCanLymeMar 22, 20241 min read

Satu Strausz of Finland leads international group exploring biobank, in vitro, and murine research.

New research looks into long Covid and chronic Lyme disease

ByCatherine KinsellaMar 1, 20242 min read

Researchers at MIT are thinking outside the box with a new long Covid, chronic Lyme disease study. Dr. Mikki…

Diagnosis and treatment of Lyme carditis

ByCanLymeFeb 15, 20241 min read

Understanding the risks, manifestations and clinical management of Lyme carditis can save lives and prevent invasive medical and surgical…

Research priorities of patients with Lyme disease in pregnancy

ByCatherine KinsellaFeb 13, 20243 min read

Canadian study explores patient concerns and identifies maternal-fetal Lyme research priorities.

Vision loss, giant cell arteritis, and Lyme neuroborreliosis

ByCatherine KinsellaFeb 7, 20243 min read

Optic neuritis, giant cell arteritis and Lyme disease: a case presentation.

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

Murphy signs law requiring N.J. students to learn about tick-borne diseases

ByCanLymeMay 17, 20231 min read

New Jersey students will be required to learn about tick-borne diseases starting next school year under a bipartisan law…

Join CanLyme for a screening of the Quiet Epidemic

ByCanLymeMay 12, 20231 min read

May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month, and CanLyme is hosting an on-demand screening of the critically acclaimed documentary, The Quiet…

CanLyme partners with Explore!

ByCanLymeMay 2, 20232 min read

We want everyone to enjoy the outdoors and be tick aware.

Join us for a screening of The Quiet Epidemic

ByCanLymeMay 1, 20232 min read

May is Lyme Disease awareness month and CanLyme is helping to raise awareness by hosting an online screening of…

Lyme Disease Is On The Rise–And Climate Change Is To Blame

ByCanLymeApr 27, 20231 min read

Chatelaine – by Zeahaa Rehman April 25th, 2023 “Maggie McColl first heard the joke about Lyme disease at a public…

CanLyme Tick Removal Kit bulk order pricing

ByCanLymeApr 27, 20232 min read

Are your employees at risk of a tick encounter in their workplace? There are several ways to reduce the…

Episode 55 with Sarah Cormode and Brian Fallon

ByCanLymeApr 18, 20231 min read

Gaining ground through research and collaboration.

Identification of an unusual cluster of human granulocytic anaplasmosis in the Estrie region, Québec, Canada in 2021

ByCanLymeApr 17, 20232 min read

Abstract Background: Human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) is a potentially severe tick-borne infection caused by the bacterium Anaplasma phagocytophilum (A.…

Survey for our Looking at Lyme listeners

ByCanLymeApr 13, 20231 min read

Looking at Lyme is an educational podcast, designed to increase awareness and empower listeners with expert knowledge. We have…