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
Patient Lyme disease websites prioritize science; public health websites prioritize consistent messaging–Comment on ‘Lyme disease prevention: A content analysis of Canadian patient group and government websites’
Dear Editor, A recent article ‘Lyme disease prevention: A content analysis of Canadian patient group and government websites’ by…
New podcast: Pain management with neural therapy
Sarah discusses the use of neural therapy for pain management with Dr. Kumar Biswas, a Canadian naturopathic doctor on…
CanLyme board member Dr. Rob Murray responds to Tim Caulfield’s post regarding alternative medicine.
Dr. Rob Murray March 25, 2021 at 7:19 am You will find Steven Phillips, MD and Dana Parish, HMH…
New podcast: Dr. Ginger Savely on the role of nurses in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of Lyme disease
Sarah explores Lyme disease from a nursing perspective with Nurse Practitioner Dr. Ginger Savely. Dr. Savely has specialized in…
Detection of Babesia odocoilei in Ixodes scapularis Ticks Collected in Southern Ontario, Canada
Abstract Tick-borne zoonotic diseases have an economic and societal impact on the well-being of people worldwide. In the present…
New podcast: Outdoor education, checklists, and staying safe in the outdoors, with Mike Horembala
Today we explore one of the many ways the CanLyme Educators’ Resource can be put into action. In this…
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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New York State Grants Approval for IGeneX’s Newly Developed Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever (TBRF) ImmunoBlot Tests
[CanLyme Note: New York State has one of the strictest certification and approval processes in North America for laboratory tests. …
Lyme disease is an emergency. Instead of feeding the hype, we must support the science.
The controversy may be low-hanging fruit, but what we really need to focus on is a motherlode of hopeful…
United States: White House shows lack of concern for tick-borne disease outbreak. Funding withdrawn. Voter base will suffer.
The Hill, October 1st, 2019 “Clark said he considered the end of the advisory board a “great loss” to…
Canadian Cycling Magazine: Ticks and Lyme disease: What you need to know
With tick-borne illnesses on the rise in many parts of Canada, prevention is key for cyclists riding through the…
LETTER: Ethics of science must factor in fight against Lyme disease
September 20, 2019 To Dr. Ryan’s credit he has expressed interest in seeing Lyme and tick-borne disease prevention introduced…
CBC Radio: Why patients are caught in the battle over treating chronic Lyme disease
Medical experts and guidelines divided over chronic or post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome CBC Radio · Posted: Sep 20, 2019 4:45 PM…
Lyme disease is out of control, officials say
September 15, 2019 PUTNAM VALLEY – The incidence of Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses is frightening since more…
Review of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence in UK guidelines for Lyme disease
[CanLyme Note: NICE in the UK, similar to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is given statutory distinction. NICE…
Nova Scotia: “U.S. doctors head to Pictou County to challenge Lyme disease status quo”
The ChronicleHerald September 5th, 2019 by Andrew Rankin Dr. Marty Ross wants Lyme sufferers in Nova Scotia to know…