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
Lyme [borreliosis] Helps Spread Other Tick Infections
December 31, 2014 By Christopher Intagliata – Scientific American Mice infected with Lyme and the Babesia parasite are more…
Bill C-442 opens talks on Lyme disease
December 31, 2014 Belleville News By Diane Sherman Elizabeth May, leader of the Green Party, MP for Saanich-Gulf Islands,…
Lyme disease debate leaves family without answers
Chiara Davide, 22, has been sick for seven years with no diagnosis. Was a positive Lyme disease test result…
Expanded Study Confirms that Lyme Disease May Be Sexually Transmitted
San Francisco, California (PRWEB) December 19, 2014 An expanded study confirms that Lyme disease may be sexually transmitted. The…
Cochrane, Alberta: Bill C-442 leaves Lyme sufferers hopeful for change
Thursday, Dec 18, 2014 06:00 am By: Lindsay Seewalt Last May, the Eagle ran a story on the…
KSHB TV Kansas: New tick-borne virus discovered after the death of Kansas man
December 17th, 2014 KANSAS CITY, Kan. – A new, never before seen virus has been discovered in Kansas. The…
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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Antibiotic susceptibility of different morphological forms of Borrelia burgdorferi
Lyme disease is a tick-borne illness caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. Although antibiotic therapy is usually effective early…
Biology and neuropathology of dementia in syphilis and Lyme disease
It has long been known that Treponema pallidum, subspecies pallidum can in late stages of neurosyphilis cause dementia, cortical…
The Need for Clinical Judgment in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lyme Disease
Clinical practice guidelines are increasing in number. Unfortunately, when scientific evidence is uncertain, limited, or evolving, as is often…
CanLyme supports made-in-Canada strategy on Lyme Disease
The Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation (CanLyme) expressed strong support for a private member’s bill mandating a new national strategy…
Predicting the speed of tick invasion [Canada]
According to federal government researchers, by the year 2020 80% of Canadians will live in Lyme endemic areas.
Gabe Magnotta Memorial Golf Classic
The Gabe Magnotta Memorial Golf Classic, June 11th, 2012 was a huge success this year beating previous years, bringing…
Ticks Carrying Lyme Disease On the Rise in Eastern Ontario
The Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU) is reminding residents to take steps to protect themselves when in areas where…
B.C. taken to task for failure to inform public
Government has violated its duty to release information about incidents that put health and safety at risk, study finds