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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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Recent dispatches
New podcast episode on Looking at Lyme: Ticks in the outdoor workplace with Tim Tchida
Ticks can be found in our backyards, parks and school grounds, and for thousands of Canadians, they can also…
USA: Tick-Borne Disease Working Group 2022 Report to Congress
Executive Summary In this third and final report of the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group, the committee applauds the progress…
Migratory Songbirds Transport Amblyomma longirostre and Amblyomma maculatum Ticks to Canada
ABSTRACT Birds transport ticks into Canada during northward spring migration, and some of these ticks are infected with tick-borne…
Jury awards $6.5M to Maine family for wrongful death, negligent misdiagnosis
PORTLAND (WGME) — A Cumberland County jury on Wednesday reportedly ordered Mercy Hospital in Portland and one of its…
Isolation, Cultivation, and Characterization of Borrelia burgdorferi from Rodents and Ticks in the Charleston Area of South Carolina
ABSTRACT Twenty-eight Borrelia burgdorferi isolates from the Charleston, S.C., area are described. This represents the first report and characterization of the…
Lyme borreliosis in pregnancy and associations with parent and offspring health outcomes: An international cross-sectional survey
Published November 2022 Background: Lyme disease (LD) is a complex tick-borne pathology caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato bacteria. Currently, there are…
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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A novel Borrelia species, intermediate between Lyme disease and relapsing fever groups, in neotropical passerine-associated ticks
Abstract Lyme disease (LD) and relapsing fevers (RF) are vector-borne diseases caused by bacteria of the Borrelia genus. Here,…
Summerland man battles Lyme disease for more than 12 years
Summerland, BC: Lance Tycholaz continues to cope with Lyme disease symptoms A tick bite in the summer of 2009…
Lyme Disease Heightens Risk of Mental Disorders, Suicidality, Study Finds
[CanLyme Note: In Canada the situation is amplified by the complete denial of diagnosis, the over confidence in knowingly poor…
Harvard study identifies symptom clusters in Lyme patients with persistent symptoms
A retrospective study of 270 post-treatment Lyme patients identified the most debilitating neurological symptoms, paving the way for future studies on…
Evidence-Based, Patient-Centered Treatment of Erythema Migrans in the United States
Abstract Lyme disease, often characterized as a readily treatable infection, can be a debilitating and expensive illness, especially when…
Antibiotic Susceptibility of Bartonella Grown in Different Culture Conditions
Abstract Bartonellosis is caused by a Gram-negative intracellular bacterium with a zoonotic transmission. The disease, caused by any of…
Brain fog, mysterious infections, not believed – Atlantic Canadians still struggling to get faster Lyme disease diagnosis
June 8th 2021 “The (symptoms) affected every system in my body, pretty much,” said Lugar, who was experiencing vision,…
Brain fog, mysterious infections, not believed – Atlantic Canadians still struggling to get faster Lyme disease diagnosis
June 8th 2021 “The (symptoms) affected every system in my body, pretty much,” said Lugar, who was experiencing vision,…
Interagency Cooperation Drives Discovery of Lyme Disease Spirochete in Exotic Tick
“Since inception, the primary goal of the tick program has been to collect and test blacklegged ticks because of…