Research

CanLyme is dedicated to promoting advancements in Lyme disease research. More research is needed to accurately diagnose and treat Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses, and CanLyme supports this.  CanLyme’s Venture Grants policy for academic researchers can be found here.

A drawn figure showing some of the various chemicals in Tick saliva and in the process of sticking.

Researchers probe the secret of how ticks stick

Mar 14, 2025

Several creatures are able to glue themselves to rocks or…

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Lyme’s effect on pregnant women and their babies has largely been ignored by researchers, report warns

Mar 10, 2025

‘Future large-scale prospective studies are warranted,’ authors say.

A graph of two increasing set of cases by year overlaid on top of an aerial view of Manitoba.

Manitoba Lyme cases far higher than official count, study finds

Feb 5, 2025

Lyme is widely recognized as an underreported illness. For example,…

Geographic distribution of Lyme disease cases and proportion of cases by disease stage, Canada, 2009–2019*.

Epidemiology of Lyme Disease in Canada 2009-2019

Jan 22, 2025

While the current numbers likely underrepresent the number of people…

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Exploring how environmental factors might relate to the presence of pathogen-carrying ticks

Jan 20, 2025

The work of understanding why some ticks carry pathogens and…

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Permethrin: An underused tool for prevention of tick-borne infection

Dec 10, 2024

Permethrin treated clothing is often recommended as an evidence-based means…

Maps of Europe comparing habitat suitability of ticks.

Machine learning algorithms help predict tick-borne pathogen risk across Europe

Nov 15, 2024

A new study published in Annals of Medicine explores the…

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Study: Current and emerging approaches for alleviating persistent Lyme disease

Nov 8, 2024

Prevention and the need for better diagnostic tools also recognized…