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Expert: - 10/21/2010


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Hi, Me again,
In cases of Colic in horses is it possible that Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb)is present in the stomach in any of the more than 25,000 variants, other than Bb/OSP-C/Lyme disease LD as to satisfy the CDC requirements for LD, can the penetration of millions of spiorchete feeding on the mucosa and "swimming" thru the endothelium present a hole resulting in Colic?

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Dear Wm/Bill,

I don't think anyone has identified this as a cause of colic.  But a necropsy of the GI tract of a horse that died from colic might be informative.  You'd expect the nearby tissues to also be contaminated with the bacteria.

I'm thinking this might be like looking for a needle in a haystack, though.  :(

Dana

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