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
No concern about why the patient is sick, just that it is not allowed to be Lyme disease
[CanLyme note: “Another month went by and a call was received from the ID specialist in Calgary. We were…
Bill C-442 is carried as is in Senate. Hear testimony in Canada’s Senate Committee on Bill C-442, An Act respecting a Federal Framework on Lyme Disease, as Bill moves forward.
Bill C-442 is carried in the Senate (signed into law with Royal assent Dec. 16th, 2014): Listen to testimony…
New Study Provides Hope for Chronic Lyme Disease Sufferers
December 1, 2014 Patients with Lyme disease know that their symptoms and the effects of the disease can be…
Listen to Brenda Sterling-Goodwin as she discusses Lyme in Nova Scotia, Canada
All of Nova Scotia is endemic for Lyme disease says Brenda Sterling-Goodwin Brenda Sterling-Goodwin joins us to discuss ticks…
Hamilton scientist who discovered cause of Lyme disease dies
November 19, 2014 10:00 pm HAMILTON – To the world, Willy Burgdorfer will always be remembered as the scientist who…
British Columbia, Canada: Tick borne disease was misdiagnosed for two decades
Julie Bertrand / Oceanside Star November 13, 2014 12:00 AM Qualicum Beach resident Sue Aldous discovered she had Lyme…
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
Climate change bringing more ticks, infections
An apparent rise in ticks crossing Canada’s southern border has the local health unit urging residents to use caution…
Ticks are on the move in Saskatchewan
Ticks became active earlier this year in Saskatchewan because of the warm spring weather according to entomologist, Phil Curry.…
Songbirds contribute to spread of Lyme disease
GUELPH – John Scott has found ticks infected with the Lyme disease bacterium on songbirds, blowing the lid off…
Why are crippling Lyme disease cases being misdiagnosed?
David Leggett used to love the outdoors. He was a healthy, active, family man who enjoyed camping trips with…
Cardiac MRI of Lyme disease myocarditis.
Cardiac MRI of Lyme disease myocarditis. Heart. 2011 Nov 14; Authors: Maher B, Murday D, Harden SP PMID: 22082689…
Background on CanLyme
Founded in 2003 by Jim Wilson, the Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation (CanLyme) strives to inform the public about Lyme…
Fact sheet
In Canada, the tick life-cycle can span up to two years in the natural environment, and are infectious year-round…
Metagenomic Profile of the Bacterial Communities Associated with Ixodes ricinus Ticks.
Assessment of the microbial diversity residing in arthropod vectors of medical importance is crucial for monitoring endemic infections, for…
Human to human transmission of tick-borne disease
Human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) is an emerging tick-borne disease in China. A cluster of cases among health care workers…