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.
Incidence and economic cost of Lyme disease cases in Canada given climate change projections
Grappling with the challenge of estimating future Lyme disease incidence…
Epidemiology of Lyme Disease in Canada 2009-2019
While the current numbers likely underrepresent the number of people…
Exploring how environmental factors might relate to the presence of pathogen-carrying ticks
The work of understanding why some ticks carry pathogens and…
Permethrin: An underused tool for prevention of tick-borne infection
Permethrin treated clothing is often recommended as an evidence-based means…
Machine learning algorithms help predict tick-borne pathogen risk across Europe
A new study published in Annals of Medicine explores the…
Study: Current and emerging approaches for alleviating persistent Lyme disease
Prevention and the need for better diagnostic tools also recognized…
Hitchhiker’s Guide to Borrelia burgdorferi – an excellent backgrounder on Lyme disease for biologists
By the end of the review, you may discover that…
Recent snapshot of ticks, pathogens, and mammalian hosts in Southern Ontario and Quebec
Interrogating mammal species richness as a predictor of the number…
Researchers study ticks in Ottawa where residential zones border woodland areas
32% of the adult and nymph ticks tested positive for…
Bartonella DNA more common in patients with psychosis
Research also identifies limitations with antibody testing.
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Why case reporting underestimates risk and why it matters.
Why Canadian public healthcare fails Lyme patients and why they seek treatment elsewhere
Promoting Canadian research and researchers.