Borrelia mayonii closely related to B. burgdorferi
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 2016. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in collaboration with Mayo Clinic and health officials from Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North Dakota, report the discovery of a new species of bacteria (Borrelia mayonii) that causes Lyme disease in people. Until now, Borrelia burgdorferi was the only species believed to cause Lyme disease in North America.
Scientists at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, first suspected…
