Spate Of Fatal Lyme Cases Surprises Health Officials

Spate Of Fatal Lyme Cases Surprises Health Officials

A series of fatal cases of Lyme disease in the Northeast, including one from Connecticut, have health officials on the lookout for a very rare complication of the tick-borne disease. The first fatality was in November 2012, when a Massachusetts resident was found dead in his car. Several of his organs were recovered for transplant, including his heart, which was sent to a tissue bank for examination. Read more.