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Doctors face challenges in diagnosing Borrelia miyamotoi

Life seemed simpler for doctors treating Lyme disease before the discovery of numerous pathogens in ticks. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now reports that “a single tick can transmit multiple pathogens, including bacteria, viruses, and parasites.” [1] In fact, between 2004 and 2016, the CDC identified 7 new tick-borne microbes capable of infecting humans.