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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Recent dispatches
New research looks into long Covid and chronic Lyme disease
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
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
Canadian study explores patient concerns and identifies maternal-fetal Lyme research priorities.
Vision loss, giant cell arteritis, and Lyme neuroborreliosis
Optic neuritis, giant cell arteritis and Lyme disease: a case presentation.
Persistence of Lyme patients and the role of patient organizations
This in-depth article by Cox and Levesque gives context to many of the systemic barriers that Canadian Lyme patients…
Combination antibiotic therapy for treatment of Lyme disease
Monica Embers discusses her research findings in this latest course from Invisible International.
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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CanLyme Tick Removal Kit bulk order pricing
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
Gaining ground through research and collaboration.
Identification of an unusual cluster of human granulocytic anaplasmosis in the Estrie region, Québec, Canada in 2021
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
Looking at Lyme is an educational podcast, designed to increase awareness and empower listeners with expert knowledge. We have…
Get ready for summer with this free Educators’ Resource
Get ready for summer camps & outdoor adventure with the CanLyme Educators’ Resource! Whether you are new to outdoor…
Explore the Geneticks interactive tick testing map
Learn more about where ticks are in Canada by exploring this interactive tick testing & statistics map. Geneticks created…
Industry pricing for tick testing
A growing concern for industries and employees across the country is the risk of a tick encounter in the…
Take it from a Canadian, ticks aren’t nice – and climate change means they’re thriving in the UK
England and Scotland are experiencing a tick-borne virus outbreak. We don’t know the causes, but we know rising temperatures…
Protocoles de prévention des maladies transmises par les tiques en milieu de travail
New podcast episode on Looking at Lyme has an interview with Jordan Tesluk on workplace safety.