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
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…
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
Human Babesiosis Caused by Babesia duncani Has Widespread Distribution across Canada
Published May 17, 2018 Abstract: Human babesiosis caused by Babesia duncani is an emerging infectious disease in Canada. This malaria-like illness is…
Halifax: Unconscious Collective Vocal Ensemble (UCVE) to stage two performances to raise funds for CanLyme
Nov 24, 2018 Save the dates!! For a truly unique experience that you will love come and see the Unconscious…
Papineau Case Against Doctors Delayed an Unreasonable Three Years – A new Charter of Rights Case Perhaps?
Nov 22, 2018 Papineau case delayed 3 years!! The delays in the Papineau case against his physicians may…
United States Annual Cases of Lyme Disease for 2017 Over 400,000
[CanLyme Note: The numbers reflected by the CDC in no way represent the total number of cases occurring annually…
Canada: A systematic review on the impact of gestational Lyme disease in humans on the fetus and newborn
[CanLyme Note: We at CanLyme want to thank Sue Faber and Jennifer Kravis for their excellent persistent hard work…
United States: Tick-Borne Disease Working Group 2018 Report to Congress
November 14th, 2018 “A comprehensive understanding of the full economic and societal cost remains unknown. It is likely orders of magnitude…
Mount Kisco Lyme disease doctor sues blogger for $1M citing libel
Nov 13th, 2018 A Mount Kisco physician who specializes in the treatment of Lyme disease is suing a blogger…
Canadian Frank Papineau sues physicians Dr. Pablo Romero-Sierra, Dr. Johnny Brisebois in Ontario Superior court. Trial to start November 26th, 2018
[UPDATE: This case has now been adjourned (postponed) by the courts for 3 years!! They allege they do not…
14 celebrities who have opened up about battling Lyme disease
November 10th, 2018 In recent years, the medical spotlight has increasingly been shining on Lyme disease, the bacterial tick-borne illness…