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    Jeff Olsen

    Mayo Clinic Minute: Lyme Disease Discovery

a woman in a laboratory looking through a microscopeMayo Clinic researchers have discovered a new Lyme disease-causing organism that is capable of creating more intense symptoms. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Jeff Olsen speaks with Dr. Bobbi Pritt, director of the Clinical Parasitology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic, about the new findings.

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