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Lyme Disease

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  • LI scientists develop new Lyme vaccine

    disease is a growing threat on Long Island and elsewhere in the world, say local scientists who have developed a new vaccine against three strains of the bacterial infection.The vaccine was recently launched in clinical trials in Europe, where Lyme is also   Read more »

  • Study Debunks Lyme Disease-Autism Link

    any evidence to back up a suggested association between Lyme disease and autism spectrum disorders.Although a prevalence of Lyme disease as high as 20 percent (or even higher) has been reported in children with autism, the new research found no cases of Lyme   Read more »

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About Lyme Disease

Lyme disease, or lyme borreliosis, is an emerging infectious disease caused by at least three species of bacteria belonging to the genus Borrelia.Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato is the main cause of Lyme disease in the United States, whereas Borrelia afzelii and Borrelia garinii cause most European cases. The disease is named after the town of Lyme, Connecticut, USA, where a number of cases were identified in 1975. Although Allen Steere realized in 1978 that Lyme disease was a tick-borne disease, the cause of the disease remained a mystery until 1982, when B. burgdorferi was identified by Willy Burgdorfer.

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