Archive for March, 2014

New Strain of Lyme Disease

Milford Hospital Pathologist Identifies New Strain of Lyme Disease by DNA Sequencing.

International Report: New bacteria found in patient blood sample is undetectable in standard serology Lyme test, reports Milford Hospital pathologist

Patients with clinical Lyme disease may not be infected by the Lyme disease spirochete (bacteria), but in fact by other related bacteria, such as Borrelia miyamotoi and a new, as yet unnamed spirochete according to a paper just published this month in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/15/3/4284/.

Read the full article here: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140313005328/en/Milford-Hospital-Pathologist-Identifies-Strain-Lyme-Disease#.UyRiqFAo7qA