This article may inflame the Lyme community, as it contains some erroneous statements about Lyme disease being easily cured.

This article may inflame the Lyme community, as it contains some erroneous statements about Lyme disease being easily cured. Despite these inaccuracies, this story is of interest as it documents the first recorded case in New York of the rare Borrelia miyamotoi co-infection, which has only recently been observed in the United States.

Rare form of Lyme disease hits New York area

A scary new strain of Lyme disease has made it to our area, but thankfully, the only child in New York ever reported to have this form of the illness has made a full recovery.

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