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.
Get help for Lyme
Recognizing symptoms and learning how to talk to your doctor are the first steps towards treatment.
Learn more about Lyme
Understanding Lyme disease is the best way to prevent, diagnose and treat it.
Get the facts
Get the facts on ticks and tick-borne diseases. There are many myths!
Recent dispatches
Diagnostic tools for Lyme disease, by Dr. Ralph Hawkins
Dr. Ralph Hawkins presents on a probabilistic approach to understanding uncertainty in medical diagnosis. From the Canadian Tick-Borne Disease…
Chronic Lyme is real
Despite their intention, recent news broadcasts have the potential to put patients at further risk.
New research: Infrared thermography makes the bullseye rash more visible for diagnosis of Lyme
Infrared imaging can detect early Lyme inflammation invisible to the naked eye, Ukrainian study suggests.
Fuel the movement for better Lyme disease diagnosis and treatment
This Giving Tuesday, be a part of our efforts.
How CanLyme’s annual conferences could lead to better care for patients with Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses
More than 60 Canadian health professionals from a wide range of disciplines gathered in Toronto.
First annual Canadian Tick-Borne Disease Conference a success
This conference was an incredible opportunity for practitioners and experts to network and to share ideas formally, through presentations,…
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.
Learn to protect yourself
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More news
Vision, passion and tireless work: A tribute to Jim Wilson, the founder of CanLyme
Wilson was a ‘fearless Lyme warrior’ who championed the rights of patients, CanLyme’s president says.
How biobanks are revolutionizing medical research – and why Canada needs one for Lyme disease
Lyme disease is a rapidly evolving problem in Canada that won’t just disappear, CanLyme expert warns.
Save the date for the Canadian Tick-Borne Disease Conference: November 8 and 9
Join other healthcare practitioners for two days of presentations on diagnosis and treatment of Lyme and other tick-borne disease.
Lyme Disease Awareness Month in Canada: Some big wins but major challenges lie ahead
There’s more awareness of tick-borne illnesses and promising research but progress has been slow.
Helping kids stay safe in the outdoors, and at camp
Get our free downloadable camp kit with posters and a campfire song!
The persistent problem of Long Lyme disease
There’s a stubborn lack of significant change in Canada regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease.
Lyme disease is difficult to detect. But a new device could make it almost as easy as taking your temperature
CanLyme’s Dr. Vett Lloyd and Dr. Anna Ignaszak studying tiny biosensor to detect bacteria in patients’ urine.
The pathology of tick-borne illnesses
Presentation to pathology staff and trainees at Ontario Forensic Pathology Services in Toronto.