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
Symptoms of Ehrlichiosis [with treatment recommendations]
Nov 26th, 2018 “Patients with ehrlichiosis (regardless of the putative organism) clinically present with fever, chills, severe headache, confusion,…
Epidemiology of Ehrlichiosis, Anaplasmosis [Can be coinfection with other tick borne disease(s) or stand alone infections]
Nov 26th, 2018 Ehrlichiosis “Ehrlichiosis is a disease caused by several Gram-negative obligate intracellular bacteria that are transmitted by…
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…
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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Saskatchewan woman devastated by Lyme disease; says she was misdiagnosed in the province
Brandon Harder, Saskatoon Starphoenix “I couldn’t concentrate, I couldn’t screw a lid on top of a bottle, I couldn’t…
Saskatchewan, Canada: Lyme is there and spreading
[CanLyme Note: Lyme disease is not new to Saskatchewan, but it is spreading. Physicians need to be aware and…
If Not Lyme Disease, What Caused This Man’s Fever?
June 16, 2016 by Lisa Sanders, M.D. THE PRESENTING PROBLEM A doctor thought he knew what brought on this…
Australia: Murdoch University researchers found new bacteria in Australian ticks removed from echidnas
June 15, 2016 MURDOCH University researchers have detected a new species of bacteria in echidna-biting Australian ticks. The recent…
The role of patient advocates in Lyme disease policy should be limited – CanLyme does not agree
The article titled, ‘The role of patient advocates in Lyme disease policy should be limited’ seen here promotes stymieing ethical debate. Here…
Doctor comments on Lyme disease treatment
[CanLyme note: It is very common for mainstream physicians who subscribe to the Infectious Disease Society of America guidelines…
Global TV Edmonton: Famous singer [Kris Kristofferson] puts spotlight on Lyme disease
June 13th, 2016 Kris Kristofferson told Rolling Stone Country that doctors thought he had dementia and then he tested…
REVERSIBLE CAUSES OF DEMENTIA AND NORMAL PRESSURE HYDROCEPHALUS
Recent high-profile cases in the news remind us of the need to consider Lyme disease as a possible cause…
Ontario, Canada: East Gwillimbury BMX rider drives through tough competition [Lyme disease]
June 10th, 2016 East Gwillimbury Express by Simon Martin … “But Dorian had to leave Canada for four months…