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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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Get the facts on ticks and tick-borne diseases. There are many myths!
Recent dispatches
Detection of Babesia odocoilei in Humans with Babesiosis Symptoms
Abstract Human babesiosis is a life-threatening infectious disease that causes societal and economic impact worldwide. Several species of Babesia cause babesiosis…
Detecting Borrelia Spirochetes: A Case Study With Validation Among Autopsy Specimens
The complex etiology of neurodegenerative disease has prompted studies on multiple mechanisms including genetic predisposition, brain biochemistry, immunological responses,…
New podcast: Navigating Lyme disease with scientist and author Dr. Shelley Ball
This week Sarah is joined by Dr. Shelley Ball, an evolutionary ecologist, fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society,…
Global TV addresses Lyme for Lyme awareness
“Raising awareness about Lyme disease With more people heading out to enjoy the great outdoors, comes a timely reminder…
New podcast: Turning pain into strength with Lyme warrior Gina Valles
“This week Sarah is joined by Gina Valles, a fitness coach with a degree in exercise science who founded…
New Podcast: Innovation in Lyme disease research and treatment with Rossana Magnotta
In this episode, Sarah speaks with Rossana Magnotta, who established the G. Magnotta Foundation in honour of her late…
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
‘No one wanted to touch it’: Why a Lyme disease vaccine has been so elusive
Cassandra Willyard December 16th, 2019 …”If the new vaccine does make it to market, will it fare any better…
Dr. Neil Spector presents new research on diagnostics and treatment
November 18th, 2019 Dr. Neil Spector, a world famous cancer researcher who contracted Lyme disease, gives an amazing presentation…
Disulfiram (Tetraethylthiuram Disulfide) in the Treatment of Lyme Disease and Babesiosis: Report of Experience in Three Cases
Abstract Three patients, each of whom had required intensive open-ended antimicrobial therapy for control of the symptoms of…
Most recent American Psychiatric Association guidelines… check for Lyme disease in evaluation.
[CanLyme Note: The wording indicates locally endemic infectious diseases so that would also include the known co-infections of Lyme and…
Repurposing disulfiram (Tetraethylthiuram Disulfide) as a potential drug candidate against Borrelia burgdorferi in vitro and in vivo
This article is a preprint and has not been certified by peer review – Posted Nov 15th, 2019 ABSTRACT…
Ontario, Canada: Battle with Lyme disease an education for St. Catharines Grade 3 teacher
t started with her legs vibrating in March 2014. Elementary school teacher Shawna Hughes had dealt with some back…
Scotland, UK: Killer tick-borne parasite imitating malaria-like diseases is discovered by scientists in the UK
November 2019 by Shreyas Tanna Medical Herald A tick-borne parasite which causes a deadly malaria-like illness is spreading in…
Nova Scotia, Canada: Lyme disease conference in Bridgewater draws hundreds – Held in Cineplex theatre
More than 200 health professionals and 500 members of the public turned out to the Lyme Disease Conference at…
Extensive Distribution of the Lyme Disease Bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato, in Multiple Tick Species Parasitizing Avian and Mammalian Hosts across Canada
Abstract Lyme disease, caused by the spirochetal bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bbsl), is typically transmitted by hard-bodied ticks (Acari: Ixodidae).…