CanLyme
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The Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation (CanLyme) was formed to provide the public, including medical professionals, with balanced and validated information on Lyme disease and related coinfections. CanLyme aims to provide research funding for zoonotic disease, to increase awareness of Lyme and its associated diseases, and to communicate concerns to government public health agencies.
CanLyme
5d ago
For over two decades, the Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation has worked to raise awareness about Lyme disease and fight for those living with this complex disease. From government outreach and policy work to furthering emerging research and community engagement efforts, the work of CanLyme has always been made possible by contributions from our community. How ..read more
CanLyme
5d ago
Every year more Canadian health care practitioners are realizing the importance of tick borne and other chronic infections and more are attending conferences such as ILADS ..read more
CanLyme
6d ago
A Canadian research lab dedicated to the study of Lyme disease got a big boost in November with a $2 million gift to help carry out its work. The G. Magnotta Research Lab at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario will receive the money over the next two years. It’s the latest financial contribution ..read more
CanLyme
6d ago
Animal models of the disease show that persistent symptoms may be due to an interplay between persistent infection, immune dysfunction and changes to neural networks. Co-infection with other pathogens might also be at play ..read more
CanLyme
6d ago
A new study published in Annals of Medicine explores the potential for machine learning algorithms to predict the risk of tick-borne diseases around Europe. Ticks, known carriers of many pathogens, are influenced by a combination of factors, including climate, landscape, and host availability. This research uses machine learning to predict where tick concentrations are highest. ..read more
CanLyme
2w ago
Climate change and increased travel are leading to significant diagnostic challenges and shifting epidemiology ..read more
CanLyme
3w ago
By the end of the review, you may discover that you have more in common with the bemused Arthur Dent than you might have expected ..read more
CanLyme
1M ago
Interrogating mammal species richness as a predictor of the number of pathogens in black-legged ticks ..read more