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
Avril Lavigne opens up about battle with Lyme disease
TORONTO – Canadian pop star Avril Lavigne says she’s recovering from a months-long battle with Lyme disease. The Napanee,…
Barrie, Ont., dad with Lyme disease caught in medical limbo
BY CHERYL BROWNE, BARRIE EXAMINER FIRST POSTED: FRIDAY, APRIL 03, 2015 11:35 PM EDT | UPDATED: FRIDAY, APRIL 03,…
Avril Lavigne announces she has been diagnosed with Lyme Disease
TORONTO – Avril Lavigne has revealed she was bedridden for five months suffering from Lyme disease. “I felt like…
Lyme disease: A case report of a 17-year old male with fatal Lyme carditis
March 21, 2015 Abstract Lyme disease is a systemic infection commonly found in the northeastern, mid-Atlantic and north-central regions…
Complex Population Structure of Borrelia burgdorferi in Southeastern and South Central Canada as Revealed by Phylogeographic Analysis
Abstract Lyme disease, caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, is an emerging zoonotic disease in Canada and…
Stanford researchers unravel secrets of shape-shifting bacteria
Stanford Report, March 16, 2015 Stanford researchers unravel secrets of shape-shifting bacteria “Six decades ago, Nobel Prize-winning geneticist Joshua…
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
British Columbia government report on Lyme disease – Schmidt report
After much negative media attention in 2008 relative to the poor quality of health care relating to Lyme disease…
Listen To Voice America Radio Show – CanLyme President, Jim Wilson, and Director, Janet Sperling.
Lyme Disease Challenges for Family Caregivers and Family Members August 14, 2012 Hosted by Dr. Gordon Atherley Jim Wilson,…
ILADS 2012 Boston Lyme Disease Conference
The Thirteenth Annual ILADS professional conference is focused on evidence-based medicine as it relates to Lyme disease and other…
Lyme-carrying ticks on the rise in Alberta
Lack of familiarity may mean disease goes undiagnosed. Lyme disease in Alberta has the potential to spike in coming…
Recrudescence des cas de la maladie de lyme dans la région d’Ottawa-Gatineau
Mise en garde contre la maladie de Lyme à Ottawa Le bureau de Santé publique d’Ottawa a lancé une…
Lyme disease on the increase in Ontario, Canada
CBC TV Ottawa … Lyme disease ticks likely breeding in Ottawa Ticks carrying Lyme disease are likely breeding in…
Lyme on the rise … Northumberland, Ontario
NORTHUMBERLAND — A rise in Lyme disease cases in Ontario has the local health unit urging people to be…
Recrudescence des cas de la maladie de lyme dans la région d’Ottawa-Gatineau
Mise en garde contre la maladie de Lyme à Ottawa Le bureau de Santé publique d’Ottawa a lancé une…
Another tick borne disease to guard against. [already in Canada]
Despite its many delights, summer also brings its fair share of pestilence. One, called babesiosis, has only recently been…