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
The association between infectious burden and Parkinson’s disease: A case-control study
Abstract Introduction The etiology of Parkinson’s disease (PD) remains unclear. The aim of this study was to examine the…
Recommendations for Reducing the Risk of Transfusion-Transmitted Babesiosis, a tick-borne disease
[CanLyme Note: Canadian Blood Services does in-house studies with no input from the public and their experts. We, the…
Listen to Dr. Ralph Hawkins discuss Lyme disease on CBC radio in New Brunswick.
Fredericton, NB: Dr. Ralph Hawkins is a Calgary physician and one of this country’s leading voices in the fight…
Vancouver couple believe Lyme disease played role in son’s suicide
[CanLyme Note: Suicide is one of the most commonly reported causes of death related to Lyme disease, far ahead of…
As Lyme disease rapidly spreads in Canada, there is no immediate test to detect it
Experts say precaution is crucially important May 17th, 2019 by Anam Khan, GUELPHTODAY.com As the warmer weather finally sets…
Long time Lyme disease patient advocate warns Nova Scotians about ticks and medical practices
[CanLyme Note: Here we are in 2019 and doctors are still telling patients not to worry about a tick attachment.…
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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CanLyme director Janet Sperling on 770 AM radio, Alberta
Listen to an interesting interview of Janet Sperling on CHQR news talk 770 radio Listen now
MALADIE DE LYME. Le cri d’alarme de 100 médecins : “Il y a urgence”
ils lancent l’alerte. De plus en plus souvent, ces médecins sont confrontés à des malades qui errent des…
New strain of Lyme disease on Vancouver Island
April 4th, 2017 WATCH: New strain of Lyme disease discovered on Vancouver Island and experts warn it could affect…
Yet another United States state enacts a law to protect doctors who treat Lyme disease appropriately.
Unanimous legislative approval for bill on Lyme Disease treatment March 22nd, 2017 by O. Kay Henderson The Iowa legislature…
Mothers of children with Lyme are targeted by Infectious Disease doctors… Research concludes: not one single accusation of child abuse is valid
[CanLyme Note: This same unethical and sinister practice goes on across Canada with many Canadian mothers of children with…
Lyme disease risk rising in Ontario as ticks spread farther in province
[CanLyme Note: Ticks are not only spreading aross southern Ontario, they are spreading in all regions of the province. If…
Ontario Lyme Researcher John Scott Receives Governor General Award
Scott was chosen to receive a Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers in recognition of 27 years of research and advocacy…
Lyme Medical & Educational Symposium – Toronto
Lyme Out Loud Kids Canada is organizing a one day symposium on April 21st, 2017 at St. Paul’s Anglican…
Lyme disease and pregnancy – US Center for Disease Control
Tell your physician (because they are told this cannot happen)… Lyme disease can be passed through the placenta to…