Gov. Paul Lepage Signs Lyme Disease Bill

Gov. Paul Lepage Signs Lyme Disease Bill

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) – Maine Gov. Paul LePage has signed a bill aimed at promoting Lyme disease awareness. The bill signed on Tuesday requires the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention to include certain information on its website about Lyme disease diagnosis and treatment. Among other things, the website must say that a negative result for a Lyme disease test doesn’t necessarily mean Lyme disease isn’t present. The International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society Physicians says false-negatives for Lyme disease occur 54 percent of the time. Read more.