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
Lyme Patients Challenge CDC, Reports the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS)
TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 25, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — While Zika is grabbing headlines as an emerging disease, another arthropod-borne…
Black-legged ticks found at Riding Mountain National Park
[CanLyme Note: “Officials aren’t ready yet to sound the alarms”… here we are in 2016 and Health Canada still refuses…
Tick study gets ‘astonishing’ local response
John Ferro, Poughkeepsie Journal Photo by Sophia Raithel When the scientists behind an ambitious tick studybegan their work in April,…
Study cites Powassan link to long-term Lyme symptoms
August 14th, 2016 By Cynthia McCormick Scientists at a Wisconsin laboratory say they suspect persistent cases of Lyme disease…
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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Patient’s checklist
Do you suspect you’ve contracted Lyme disease? If so, there are specific steps you should take to improve your…
Living with Lyme
Living with Lyme Yes, living with Lyme disease can be a daily challenge, but it can be done –…
Lyme disease fears prompt BC government to fund clinic
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lyme disease fears prompt BC government to fund clinic Vancouver, BC, March 31, 2011 – In…
For physicians
No tick is a good tick. Any tick that will bite a human may carry various infectious pathogens. Ticks will…
CanLyme urges public to be “tick aware” this season
Lyme disease is the fastest growing infectious disease in North America. The United States reports over 30,000 cases annually,…
Lyme disease documentary makes Oscar’s shortlist
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
Scores of Lyme disease victims rallied today at the BC Legislature calling for better medical treatment.
Number of Lyme disease victims rises in BC
The Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation has already received calls from many people in BC who have found ticks on…