LYMEPOLICYWONK: Newly Discovered Tick Pathogen, Borrelia miyamotoi, May Increase Safety Risks for Patients in NIH Tick Feeding Study
Those interested in more information regarding the NIH study should review my January post.
More information on B. miyamotoi is available here.
The risk of infected tick larvae with B. miyamotoi is increased because, unlike Borrelia burgdorferi, the spirochete that causes Lyme disease, B. miyamotoi can be transmitted from tick parent to offspring, which means that tick larvae may carry the pathogen from birth.
The LYME POLICY WONK blog is written by Lorraine Johnson, JD, MBA, who is CALDA’s Chief Executive Officer. Contact her at lbjohnson@lymedisease.org.
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