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.

Get help for Lyme

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.

Get the facts

Get the facts on ticks and tick-borne diseases. There are many myths! 

Recent dispatches

Fox 9 TV Minnesota: Tick bite proves fatal for Minnesota man

ByTeamJul 1, 20161 min read

June 30th, 2016 (KMSP) – There’s yet another reason to protect yourself from tick bites this summer. Health officials…

Fox5 TV New York – LYME AND REASON: THE CAUSE AND CONSEQUENCE OF LYME DISEASE

ByTeamJul 1, 20162 min read

June 30th, 2016 “LYME AND REASON: THE CAUSE AND CONSEQUENCE OF LYME DISEASE” presents an in-depth look at the…

Montreal Gazette: Quebec issues warning for Lyme disease

ByTeamJun 25, 20161 min read

[CanLyme Note: Their 159 reported cases are seriously under-reported due to many reasons including poor tests, lack of doctor education…

Saskatchewan woman devastated by Lyme disease; says she was misdiagnosed in the province

ByTeamJun 21, 20161 min read

Brandon Harder, Saskatoon Starphoenix “I couldn’t concentrate, I couldn’t screw a lid on top of a bottle, I couldn’t…

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. 

Learn to protect yourself

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More news

Lyme disease documentary makes Oscar’s shortlist

ByTeamNov 24, 20092 min read

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced last week that the highly acclaimed Lyme disease documentary, Under…

BC Lyme disease victims rally at the legislature

ByTeamMay 15, 20084 min read

Scores of Lyme disease victims rallied today at the BC Legislature calling for better medical treatment.

Number of Lyme disease victims rises in BC

ByTeamMar 28, 20082 min read

The Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation has already received calls from many people in BC who have found ticks on…