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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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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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Recent dispatches
BCCDC releases map of risk areas where people could contract Lyme disease
The British Columbia Centre for Disease Control has updated its information on Lyme disease in the province. A Facebook…
Une quinzaine de cliniques déployées pour qu’on prenne en charge les symptômes de la COVID longue et de la maladie de Lyme
QUÉBEC, le 19 mai 2022 /CNW Telbec/ – Le ministre de la Santé et des Services sociaux, Christian Dubé, annonce aujourd’hui…
Montreal Gazette: Quebec opening 15 long-COVID and Lyme disease clinics
[CanLyme Note: If these clinics as regards to Lyme disease are to be bound to follow the current Association of…
CBC News: This Toronto woman says she’s ‘living in hell’ as ticks invade her back yard
May 18, 2022 Michelle Snider says she’s has had to pull 25 to 30 ticks off her dogs and…
Global TV News: Nova Scotia has the highest tick-to-human ratio in the country: biology professor
By Alexa MacLean, Global News May 17th, 2022 A biology professor who studies ticks for a living says Nova Scotians should…
CanLyme president gives presentation to Seniors’ College Association of Nova Scotia
You can view the entire presentation on the Seniors’ College Association of Nova Scotia website… Watch presentation on their…
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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Promising treatment brings new hope for patients with chronic Lyme disease
Nov. 20, 2020 KENDAL, ONT. — Kevin Matthews was a healthy 58 year old trying to ease into a…
Evaluation of pathogen specific urinary peptides in tick-borne illnesses
Abstract Mass spectrometry enhanced by nanotechnology can achieve previously unattainable sensitivity for characterizing urinary pathogen-derived peptides. We utilized mass…
Canada: Microbiome Composition and Borrelia Detection in Ixodes scapularis Ticks at the Northwestern Edge of Their Range
Abstract Lyme disease-causing Borrelia burgdorferi has been reported in 10–19% of Ixodes ticks from Alberta, Canada, where the tick vector Ixodes scapularis is at the…
New Podcast: Lyme: the First Epidemic of Climate Change
“In today’s podcast, Sarah talks about ticks, Lyme disease and climate change with investigative reporter Mary Beth Pfeiffer. She…
New podcast: Wilderness first aid training and Lyme prevention
“In today’s podcast, Sarah examines the importance of adequate training in wilderness first aid skills. She speaks with expert…
Will this latest Canadian research change the paradigm of testing and lab diagnostics for Lyme disease globally?
Abstract Serological diagnosis of Lyme disease suffers from considerable limitations. Yet, the technique cannot currently be replaced by direct…
New Podcast: Reducing your risk while outdoors
“In this podcast, Sarah speaks with Steve Smith, an expert in outdoor risk management. Steve has worked for many…
View public comments given to the USA Tick-Borne Disease Working Group (TBDWG)
[CanLyme Note: In the comments of the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) they state,”IDSA continues to advocate for…
YebC regulates variable surface antigen VlsE expression and is required for host immune evasion in Borrelia burgdorferi
Oct. 2020 PLOS PATHOGENS Abstract Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme disease pathogen causes persistent infection by evading the host immune…