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
Take it from a Canadian, ticks aren’t nice – and climate change means they’re thriving in the UK
England and Scotland are experiencing a tick-borne virus outbreak. We don’t know the causes, but we know rising temperatures…
Protocoles de prévention des maladies transmises par les tiques en milieu de travail
New podcast episode on Looking at Lyme has an interview with Jordan Tesluk on workplace safety.
Protocols for prevention of tick-borne illnesses in the workplace
New podcast episode on Looking at Lyme has an interview with Jordan Tesluk on workplace safety.
A Fatal Case of Late Stage Lyme Borreliosis and Substance Abuse
Abstract A recent study demonstrated a 1,100% (12-fold) increase in substance abuse after acquiring Lyme borreliosis. Lyme borreliosis and…
N.S. vet tech who says she got Lyme at work pushing for compensation
Chris Lambie, Chronicle Herald “Dr. Vett Lloyd has provided important information which suggests the worker’s diagnosis is Lyme disease.…
Follow us on Instagram at @CanLyme_Canada
If you’re looking to follow a great Instagram channel on Lyme disease, be sure to follow us, @canlyme_canada, for informative and…
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
Better diagnostic testing: antibodies and beyond with Dr. Armin Schwarzbach
Dr. Schwarzbach is a specialist in laboratory medicine and infectious diseases, having worked in the field for over 20…
Watch the long awaited ongoing trial of Lyme patient Frank Papineau that was delayed 3 years.
The trial deals with alleged negligence on the part of physicians. Patient Papineau vs Romero-Sierra et al The trial…
New hope? A selective antibiotic for Lyme disease
October 2021 Summary Lyme disease is on the rise. Caused by a spirochete Borreliella burgdorferi, it affects an estimated 500,000…
Detection of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Babesia odocoilei, Babesia sp., Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato, and Hepatozoon canis in Ixodes scapularis Ticks Collected in Eastern Canada
Abstract Tick-borne pathogens cause infectious diseases that inflict much societal and financial hardship worldwide. Blacklegged ticks, Ixodes scapularis, are primary…
Raising Awareness for Outdoor Enthusiasts
Outdoor enthusiasts are among the highest risk group for contracting tick borne diseases. Here is an information pamphlet to…
New podcast: Exploring the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society with Dr. Amy Offutt
Join Sarah in today’s podcast as she explores everything ILADS (International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society) with Dr. Amy Offutt. Dr.…
New Podcast: Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor on the beauty and resilience of the brain – Lyme disease from a cellular perspective
Welcome back to the Looking at Lyme Podcast… here we are in Season 3! In this episode, Sarah explores…
Open AccessArticle Tick-Borne Surveillance Patterns in Perceived Non-Endemic Geographic Areas: Human Tick Encounters and Disease Outcomes
Quote from Discussion section of paper: “Given that LD is often labeled a “contested illness,” TTS respondents who may…
The peptidoglycan-associated protein NapA plays an important role in the envelope integrity and in the pathogenesis of the lyme disease spirochete
Abstract The bacterial pathogen responsible for causing Lyme disease, Borrelia burgdorferi, is an atypical Gram-negative spirochete that is transmitted…