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
Nine questions for your vet about protecting your pet from Lyme disease
Tick-borne diseases can be fatal to dogs but there are plenty of ways to prevent them, veterinarian says.
Dr. Brian Fallon on Neuropsychiatric Lyme
Expert discusses how to recognize and manage the neuropsychiatric manifestations of Lyme.
Diagnostic tools for Lyme disease, by Dr. Ralph Hawkins
Dr. Ralph Hawkins presents on a probabilistic approach to understanding uncertainty in medical diagnosis. From the Canadian Tick-Borne Disease…
Chronic Lyme is real
Despite their intention, recent news broadcasts have the potential to put patients at further risk.
New research: Infrared thermography makes the bullseye rash more visible for diagnosis of Lyme
Infrared imaging can detect early Lyme inflammation invisible to the naked eye, Ukrainian study suggests.
Fuel the movement for better Lyme disease diagnosis and treatment
This Giving Tuesday, be a part of our efforts.
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
How CanLyme’s annual conferences could lead to better care for patients with Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses
More than 60 Canadian health professionals from a wide range of disciplines gathered in Toronto.
First annual Canadian Tick-Borne Disease Conference a success
This conference was an incredible opportunity for practitioners and experts to network and to share ideas formally, through presentations,…
How edible vaccines for animals could help limit the risk of Lyme disease
Field trial achieved 20 to 70% drop in infected ticks, research suggests.
Five occupations that can raise your risk of tick-borne infections, including Lyme disease
People working outdoors and closely with animals are vulnerable to tick bites, European study finds.
There’s progress on recognizing long Lyme, CanLyme president tells U.S. podcast
Janet Sperling sits down with hosts of Tick Boot Camp.
Why so many Lyme disease patients slip through the cracks in our health-care system — and how we can prevent it
22% of patients with early Lyme need more treatment months later, but the vast majority don’t get it, U.S.…
It’s not just Lyme disease you have to watch out for. Other tick-borne illnesses are on the rise in Canada
Ontario physicians call for heightened awareness after treating rare case of anaplasmosis.
Why an integrated approach to tick-borne pathogens is important in the diagnosis of clinical cases
Diagnoses should be more than just a laboratory test result.