New Paths for Diagnosing and Treating Lyme Disease with Brandon Jutras, PhD
About this episode
This episode discusses new research on diagnosing and treating Lyme disease with insights from Brandon Jutras, PhD.
Lyme disease, the bacterial infection transmitted by ticks, is the most common vector-borne disease in the United States, with nearly half a million people diagnosed and treated each year, according to the CDC. Two pivotal studies on Lyme disease from the lab of Brandon Jutras, PhD, provide important insights into what may cause persistent Lyme disease symptoms in a subset of patients. This research points to some promising new directions for both diagnosis and therapeutic intervention.
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