Primary Recipient

VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY

Amount

$366,523.00

Award Date

5/29/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Lyme disease, the leading arthropod borne disease in N. America and Europe, is caused by the spirochetes Borrelia burgdorferi, B. garinii and B. afzelii. As the endemic regions and incidence of Lyme disease increase, there is a pressing need to advance ou