PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • October 17, 2024
MaineHealth is partnering with Tufts University for a new $20.7 million study that will research post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome – often called chronic Lyme – a condition that has puzzled scientists, doctors and patients for decades. Chronic Lyme, which is estimated to occur in 5% to 20% of Lyme disease cases, can persist for months, even years, after the patient becomes infected with Lyme disease. Lyme is a bacterial infection transmitted by the deer tick, and causes thousands of cases per year in Maine.