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May 1, 2000
                			
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				Treatment of Lyme Disease
May 1, 2000 (Issue: 1077)
				Lyme disease is caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi and transmitted to humans by Ixodes ticks. These ticks may also carry other pathogens; co-transmission of Babesia and Ehrlichia species has been reported.
        			
        			
				
				
        			
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