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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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Recent dispatches
Lyme-carrying ticks live longer–and could spread farther–thanks to warmer winters
[CanLyme Note: The research referred to in this article was aided by a grant via the Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation’s…
Another tragic case of denial and mismanagement of Lyme disease in Ontario using knowingly inaccurate tests to deny diagnosis and treatment.
“From the outside, twenty-eight-year-old Jason Bailey from Ontario seemed to have it made. Born in Brampton, he moved with…
Cat Scratch Disease as a Mimicker of Malignancy
Abstract Cat scratch disease (CSD) infrequently mimics malignancy. We reviewed 11 such cases at MD Anderson Cancer Center and…
Mothers Against Lyme: Request for Correction of Factual Error in IDSA/AAN/ACR 2020 Guidelines for Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Lyme Disease
[Canlyme Note: The Lyme disease guidelines of the IDSA, AAN, and ACR are simply a further example of their continued…
Western Nova Scotia’s rate of Lyme disease among highest in North America
[CanLyme Note: What is missing is a transparent collaborative plan to track patients who are only given a single dose…
New podcast: Exploring Lyme antibiotics with Dr. Kim Lewis
Sarah explores the latest advances in Lyme disease treatment with Dr. Kim Lewis, a researcher, author, University Distinguished Professor…
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
Albertans reporting fewer ticks amid social distancing; Expert predicts numbers will rise
After enjoying a day at Rundle Park in Edmonton, Dan Friesen and Katie Zimmerman didn’t consider the possibility of…
A 4-year-old boy with ataxia and aphasia
[CanLyme Note: The rashes shown in this case are dismissed Canada-wide by doctors who are not taught about multiple rashes,…
Chronic Lyme disease – does it exist?
“Her symptoms started quickly: neck pain, extreme fatigue and intermittent fever and chills. The woman had been healthy until…
How to repel ticks with plants and landscaping
Landscaping tactics can be used to create a soft barrier to prevent ticks from entering your yard Ticks…
CBC Vancouver, BC: Tick bite leads to Langley toddler’s temporary paralysis
[CanLyme Note: NO TICK IS A GOOD TICK] Malia Radmore’s mother believes she picked up the tick at a…
Manitoba, Canada: A young man’s Lyme disease leads to a sad outcome
[Note from Jim Wilson, president of the Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation: This case is close to my heart. My…
Unravelling the mystery of Lyme disease: Why Canada needs to do more
Rian Michelsen is a rising star. Fifteen years ago, he was the toddler who burst out from behind the…
Lymescape Survey – a Call to Action
[CanLyme Note: This survey was funded in part by the Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation through Mount Alison University in…
WSU researchers crack the Lyme disease code
The next time a tick feeds on you, Washington State University researchers hope to make sure persistent arthritis caused…