Getting to the Bottom of Equine Lyme Neuroborreliosis

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Equine Lyme disease in itself can be challenge for veterinarians to diagnose, not only because of its variable clinical signs, but also because not all “infected” animals develop disease. Even more challenging is Lyme neuroborreliosis (NB), which occurs when the causative agent—Borrelia burgdorferi—infects horses’ nervous tissue. Not every horse infected with B. burgdorferi will develop NB; many horses show no signs of disease; and, even if they do, there’s no reliable way to diagnose it.

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