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.
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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
CBC News: Canadian Member of Parliament Karen Ludwig – More national round tables planned for Lyme disease awareness
June 10th, 2016 A national, all-party round table on Lyme disease in Ottawa recently brought to light some of…
Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto and Borrelia garinii DNAs in patient with Hyperkeratosis lenticularis perstans (Flegel disease)
Katarina Schwarzova, June 3, 2016 Atlas of Science Flegel disease (Hyperkeratosis lenticularis perstans – HLP) is a rare autosomal dermatosis,…
Singer and Movie Star Kris Kristofferson… was not Alzheimer’s disease, it was Lyme Disease
Kris Kristofferson says his memory loss was due to ticks, not dementia June 9th, 2016 by Carmen Chai, Global…
Wilke Cohen Lyme Disease Project Receives $3 Million from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation
The Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) has received a transformational, multi-year pledge from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation…
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
Jim A.’s Story
May, 2011 In October of 2009 I removed an embedded tick from my right hip/buttock and a couple days…
Important testing precautions
Time and again, we hear stories from Lyme victims who reported a rash to their doctor (and in some…
Tick removal
Even better than tick removal is to AVOID allowing ticks to attach in the first place. Wearing long pants…
Lyme basics
Find the two ticks attached to this child’s face. NO TICK IS A GOOD TICK Any tick that will…
Lyme disease fears prompt BC government to fund clinic
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jim Wilson Tel: 250-768-0978 Email: jimwilson@telus.net Website: www.canlyme.com Lyme disease fears prompt BC government to…
CanLyme urges public to be “tick aware” this season
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jim Wilson Tel: 250-768-0978 Email: jimwilson@telus.net Website: www.canlyme.com CanLyme urges public to be “tick aware”…
Lyme disease documentary makes Oscar’s shortlist
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jim Wilson Tel: 250-768-0978 Email: jimwilson@telus.net Website: www.canlyme.com Lyme disease documentary makes Oscar’s shortlist Nov.…
BC Lyme disease victims rally at the legislature
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jim Wilson Tel: 250-768-0978 Email: jimwilson@telus.net Website: www.canlyme.com BC Lyme disease victims rally at the…
Number of Lyme disease victims rises in BC
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jim Wilson Tel: 250-768-0978 Email: jimwilson@telus.net Website: www.canlyme.com Number of Lyme disease victims rises in…